Robert F. Utter
Robert French Utter (June 19, 1930 – October 15, 2014) was an American jurist.
Biography
Born in Seattle, Washington, Utter went to Linfield College. Utter received his bachelor's degree from University of Washington in 1951 and then his law degree from University of Washington School of Law in 1951. He served as the King County, Washington Juvenile Court commissioner from 1959 to 1964. Utter then served as King County Superior Court judge from 1964 to 1969. Utter served on the Washington Court of Appeals from 1969 to 1971. From 1971 until 1995, Utter served on the Washington Supreme Court; Utter served as Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1979 to 1981. Utter resigned from the court to protest the death penalty in the State of Washington. Utter wrote law reviews and magazine articles and a book about the Washington State Constitution. Utter died at his home in Olympia, Washington.[1][2]