The Political Graveyard: Order of the Coif, politicians, Washington

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Order of the Coif
Politician members in Washington

Russell Anderson Austin Jr. — also known as Russell A. Austin, Jr. — of Aberdeen, Grays Harbor County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Washington, 1968, 1972; member of Washington Republican State Committee, 1970-73. Protestant. Member, Order of the Coif; Alpha Delta Phi; Phi Alpha Delta; American Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons; Scottish Rite Masons; Shriners. Still living as of 1973.

Relatives: Son of Russell Anderson Austin and Amanda (Ficks) Austin; married, June 23, 1953, to Barbara Fortnum.

Homer Truett Bone (1883-1970) — also known as Homer T. Bone — of Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash. Born in Franklin, Johnson County, Ind., January 25, 1883. Lawyer; Farmer-Labor candidate for U.S. Representative from Washington 3rd District, 1920; member of Washington state house of representatives, 1923-24; U.S. Senator from Washington, 1933-44; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1940; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1944-56; took senior status 1956. Member, Order of the Coif; Gamma Eta Gamma. Died in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., March 11, 1970 (age 87 years, 45 days). Cremated; ashes interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Tacoma, Wash.

Kenneth Allen Cox (b. 1916) — also known as Kenneth A. Cox — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kan., December 7, 1916. Democrat. Lawyer; served in the U.S. Army during World War II; member, Federal Communications Commission, 1963-70. Congregationalist. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Son of Seth Leroy Cox and Jean (Sears) Cox; married, January 1, 1943, to Nona Beth Fumerton.

Allison Hartwell Eid (b. 1965) — also known as Allison H. Eid; Allison Lynn Hartwell — Born in Seattle, King County, Wash., 1965. Republican. Special assistant and speechwriter to U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett; lawyer; law clerk for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and for U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Jerry E. Smith; justice of Colorado state supreme court, 2006-17; appointed 2006; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit, 2017-. Female. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Still living as of 2018.

		Relatives: Married to Troy A. Eid.
		See also Ballotpedia article — NNDB dossier — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges

Betty Binns Fletcher (1923-2012) — also known as Betty Binns — Born in Tacoma, Pierce County, Wash., March 29, 1923. Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, 1979-98. Female. Member, American Bar Association; American Judicature Society; Order of the Coif; Phi Beta Kappa. Died October 22, 2012 (age 89 years, 207 days). Burial location unknown.

		Relatives: Daughter of John Howard Binns and Carrie (Hammond) Binns; married 1942 to Robert L. Fletcher; mother of William Alan Fletcher.
		See also NNDB dossier

Alfred Theodore Goodwin (b. 1923) — also known as Alfred T. Goodwin — of Salem, Marion County, Ore. Born in Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash., June 29, 1923. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; newspaper reporter; lawyer; circuit judge in Oregon, 1955-60; justice of Oregon state supreme court, 1960-69; U.S. District Judge for Oregon, 1969. Presbyterian. Member, American Judicature Society; American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Sigma Delta Chi; Alpha Tau Omega. Still living as of 2014.

		Relatives: Son of Alonzo Theodore Goodwin and Miriam Hazel (Williams) Goodwin; married, December 23, 1943, to Marjorie Elizabeth Major; married, December 23, 1949, to Mary Ellin Handelin.
		See also NNDB dossier

Thomas Ellsworth Martin (1893-1971) — also known as Thomas E. Martin — of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Born in Melrose, Monroe County, Iowa, January 18, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; accountant; lawyer; candidate for Iowa railroad commission, 1932, 1934; mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, 1935-37; U.S. Representative from Iowa 1st District, 1939-55; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1955-61; delegate to Republican National Convention from Iowa, 1956. Member, Order of the Coif; American Bar Association. Died in Seattle, King County, Wash., June 27, 1971 (age 78 years, 160 days). Interment at Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Ore.

Jeremiah Neterer (b. 1862) — of Bellingham, Whatcom County, Wash.; Seattle, King County, Wash. Born near Goshen, Elkhart County, Ind., 1862. Democrat. Lawyer; superior court judge in Washington, 1900; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington, 1912; U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Washington, 1913-. Congregationalist. Member, American Bar Association; Order of the Coif; Freemasons. Burial location unknown.

Anthony Savage (b. 1893) — of Seattle, King County, Wash. Born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pa., December 25, 1893. Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War I; lawyer; U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, 1928-34. Catholic. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Delta Kappa Epsilon; Order of the Coif. Burial location unknown.

Relatives: Son of Lewis B. Savage and Anna (Tamosz) Savage; married, September 11, 1915, to Florence Hopkins.

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