Otto Bock (February 21, 1881 – August 15, 1942) was a justice of the
Colorado Supreme Court
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Biography
Bock was born and raised in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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. He graduated from the John Marshall Law School. On August 24, 1911, Bock married Hilda Helen Schabarum. They had three children. Bock died on August 15, 1942, in
Denver, Colorado
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. He was a
Lutheran
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Career
Bock served on the State Supreme Court from 1939 until his death. He was succeeded on the court by
Frank B. Goudy
Frank Burris Goudy (1882 – October 14, 1944)Frank Goudy To Be Named To Bock Seat , ''Greeley Daily Tribune'' (August 25, 1942), p. 1. Previously, Bock was an Assistant United States Attorney.