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Robert Le Roy Tuckett (May 1905 – February 7, 1988)[1] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1966 to 1976.[2] 

[more in obit]

In June 1966, Governor Cal Rampton appointed Tuckett to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the death of Justice Lester A. Wade.[3]

Tuckett resigned as of August 31, 1976, in advance of reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72 the following year.[4]

  1. ^ "Robert L. Tuckett, Ex-Utah Justice, Dies at 82", The Salt Lake Tribune (February 9, 1988), p. 31.
  2. ^ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-82 (1976).
  3. ^ "Tuckett Files for Re-Election", The Daily Herald (June 21, 1972), p. 1.
  4. ^ Charles J. Seldin, "Utah High Court Justice R. L. Tuckett Resigns From Bench as of Aug. 31", The Salt Lake Tribune (July 20, 1976), p. 15.
Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Utah Supreme Court
1966–1976 		Succeeded by


Category:1905 births Category:1988 deaths Category:Justices of the Utah Supreme Court

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