George M. Joseph

George Manley Joseph (1930–2003) was the chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals from 1981 to 1992.^[1] He graduated from Reed College and the University of Chicago Law School,^[2] and practiced law in the U.S. state of Oregon, representing business and corporate clients,^[3] until Governor Robert W. Straub appointed him to the bench in 1977. He was named Chief Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals in 1981.^[4]

Career outside the law

Joseph served as a faculty member at a number of law schools and as a trustee of Reed.

Personal life

Joseph was a distant relative of noted attorney, state senator, and gubernatorial nominee George W. Joseph. He was married and had five children.^[5]