Hubert Utterback
| Hubert Utterback | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa's 6th district |
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In office 1935–1937 |
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| Preceded by | Cassius C. Dowell |
| Succeeded by | Cassius C. Dowell |
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| Born |
June 28, 1880 Hayesville, Iowa, United States |
| Died | May 12, 1942 (aged 61) Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Resting place | Glendale Cemetery |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | John G. Utterback (cousin) |
| Alma mater | Drake University |
Hubert Utterback (June 28, 1880 – May 12, 1942) served very briefly on the Iowa Supreme Court, then was elected as a Democrat to the United States House of Representatives, serving only one term.
Born on a farm near Hayesville, Iowa, Utterback attended the rural schools and Hedrick (Iowa) Normal and Commercial College. He graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He commenced practice in Des Moines, Iowa. Early in his practice, he began to teach, serving as an instructor at Drake University Law School from 1908 to 1935, and lecturing in law at Still College (now Des Moines University), Des Moines, Iowa from 1911 to 1933.
He served as member of the Iowa State Conference of Social Work and served as chairman of its legislative committee from 1923 to 1925.
As a judge, he first served on the police court of Des Moines from 1912 to 1914, and was then elevated to the Ninth Iowa Judicial District, serving from 1915 to 1927.
According to the Iowa Supreme Court's biography of Utterback, he "served on the Iowa Supreme Court from December 5, 1932, when he was issued a certificate of election to fill a supposed vacancy, until April 16, 1933, when it was judicially determined that no vacancy on the court had existed, and therefore his election to the Supreme Court was a nullity." The episode began when Iowa Supreme Court Justice E. A. Morling died less than one month before the 1932 general election, and a controversy arose about whether a seat could become open to an election so close to the general election's date (or whether, conversely, no vacancy could exist until the scheduled completion of Morling's term several years later). Republican George Claussen was appointed to replace Morling and began to serve on the Court. However, the seat was added to the general election ballot, with the Republican Party nominating Claussen and the Democratic Party nominating Utterback. Utterback outpolled Claussen, received a certificate of election, and began to serve in Claussen's place. However, a legal challenge to his election succeeded, when a trial court judge concluded that the seat had not been open to election, ordered Claussen reinstated, and the Iowa Supreme Court upheld the ruling.
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