Alfred S. Bennett
Alfred Silas Bennett (June 10, 1854 – November 28, 1925) was an American judge, educator, and attorney in Oregon. He was the 49th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court, serving from 1919 to 1920. Previously he had served as a state circuit court judge and as a county school superintendent. An Iowa native, he practiced law in The Dalles, Oregon, with several cases making it to the Supreme Court of the United States. Early life Alfred Bennett was born in Dubuque, Iowa on June 10, 1854.Corning, Howard M. ''Dictionary of Oregon History''. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. In 1865 he and his parents took the Oregon Trail to Oregon and settled in Washington County, Oregon, Washington County. By 1870 Alfred set off on his own and eventually ended up in The Dalles, Oregon where he taught and learned the law between 1873 and 1880. In 1880, he passed the bar (law), bar, this was while serving as Wasco County, Oregon, Wasco County superintendent of schools from 1878 until 1882. Judicial car ...
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Oregon Supreme Court
The Oregon Supreme Court (OSC) is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States.An Introduction to the Courts of Oregon.
Oregon Judicial Department. Retrieved on June 11, 2008. The OSC holds court at the in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol building on State Street. The building was finished in 1914 and a ...
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