IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER 1933-1934 BIOGRAPHIES ELECTIVE STATE OFFICIALS HUBERT UTTERBACK, DES MOINES. - Judge of the Supreme Court, was born in Keokuk county, Iowa, in 1880. Graduated from Hedrick normal and commercial school in 1897. Graduated from liberal arts department, Drake University, in 1903, receiving A.B. degree. Graduated from law department, Drake University, 1906, receiving L.L. B. degree, and entered the practice of law in Des Moines. In 1908, received master of laws degree. Instructor in Drake University College of Law for past twenty-four years. Taught commercial law class at Iowa Business College for three years. For twenty years gave course of lectures on medical jurisprudence at Still College of Osteopathy. Chairman of boy scout court of honor for past seventeen years. Member of grand council, order of DeMolay, representing state of Iowa on said council, for eight years. For the past three years, president of Iowa Christian Endeavor Union. Chairman of the Iowa state council of Red Cross chapters since its organization in 1918, to date. Charter member of Des Moines Lions Club; past district governor of Lions Club for Iowa. Member of Phi Beta Kappa; Acacia; Delta Theta Phi, law fraternity. Honorary member Alpha Phi Omega fraternity. Member of Polk county, Iowa state, and American bar associations. From 1912 to 1914 was judge of the police court in the city of Des Moines. He was one of the judges of the ninth judicial district of the state of Iowa from 1915 to 1926, inclusive. Assigned to juvenile division of district court in 1920 and completely re-organized the court and established it on a modern humanitarian and probation basis. In October, 1932, he was nominated for judge of the supreme court by democratic state central committee to fill vacancy occasioned by death of Justice Edgar A. Morling, and was elected at general election on November 8, 1932, by a majority of 95,547 over George Claussen, the republican candidate. Married October 4, 1904, to Miss Edith Gwynne, who died May 3, 1930. Two children - Mrs. Esther Penquite and Gretchen G. Utterback. A democrat. Debbie Clough Gerischer Iowa Gen Web, Assistant CC, Scott County _http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/_ (http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/) IAGENWEB: Special History Project: http://iagenweb.org/history/index.htm Gerischer Family Web Site: _http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/_ (http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/)