Arno H. Denecke
| Arno H. Denecke | |
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| 37th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
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In office 1976–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Kenneth J. O'Connell |
| Succeeded by | Berkeley Lent |
| 73rd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
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In office 1963–1982 |
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| Preceded by | Harold J. Warner |
| Succeeded by | Wallace P. Carson, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
May 7, 1916 Rock Island, Illinois |
| Died | October 20, 1993 (aged 77) Salem, Oregon |
| Spouse(s) | Marguerite L. Gahr |
Arno H. Denecke (May 7, 1916 – October 20, 1993) was an American jurist born in Illinois. He served on the Oregon Supreme Court from 1963 to 1982, and as the 37th Chief Justice of the court from 1976 until leaving the bench. The World War II veteran retired from the United States Army at the rank of colonel in 1974.
Denecke was born May 7, 1916, in Rock Island, Illinois. This small city lies on the border of Iowa. In 1939, he graduated from the University of Illinois College of Law with his law degree. He then went to work with Chicago based Montgomery Wards from 1939 to 1941 in both Chicago and Oakland, California.
Then with the outbreak of World War II, Denecke joined the Army and served with the 70th Infantry Division from 1941 to 1945. After the war he served in the Army Reserve. He retired as a colonel after 28 years in 1974. In 1945, Arno was married to Selma Jane Rockey, of Portland, Oregon. They had five children, Ginger, David, Will, John, and Anne.
After the war, Denecke moved to Portland, Oregon and joined the firm of Mautz, Souther, Spaulding, Denecke & Kinsey in 1947. The firm is now known as Schwabe, Williamson, Wyatt. While in private practice Denecke argued in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as attorney for Ross Island Sand & Gravel in a worker’s compensation case, Hahn v. Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co., 358 U.S. 272 (1959). During this time he served as a member of the Portland School Board in the 1950s. Denecke left the firm in 1959 when he was appointed as circuit court judge for Multnomah County by Governor Mark Hatfield.
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