Edward F. Merrill

Edward F. Merrill (April 11, 1883 – January 31, 1962) was a Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from June 2, 1948 to April 7, 1954, serving as Chief Justice from March 18, 1953 to April 7, 1954.[1]

Born in Skowhegan, Maine,[2][3] Merrill was educated at the local schools.[3] He received a B.A. from Bowdoin College in 1903 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1906.[3] From 1933 until 1935, Merrill was President of the Maine State Bar Association.[3]

On February 1, 1945, Governor Horace Hildreth appointed Merrill was to a seat on the Maine Superior Court. On June 2, 1948, Governor Hildreth appointed Merrill to a seat on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court vacated by Edward P. Murray. On March 18, 1953, Governor Burton M. Cross elevated Merrill to Chief Justice.[3] Merrill retired from the Court on April 7, 1954, and thereafter "served as a legislative consultant for many years for Central Maine Power Company".[3]

Merrill died in his home, in Skowhegan.[2]

References
  1. "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices". Maine State Legislature. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
  2. "Justice E. F. Merrill", The Daily Times (February 1, 1962), p. 2.
  3. "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Retrieved December 22, 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Edward P. Murray		 Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1948–1953		 Succeeded by
Frank A. Tirrell
Preceded by
Harold H. Murchie		 Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
1953–1954		 Succeeded by
Raymond Fellows


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