Charles B. Larrabee
Charles Benham Larrabee (May 19, 1926 – March 29, 2008)[1][2] was an American lawyer and a justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court from July 11, 1989 until his resignation on November 7, 1989.
Born in Cedar Rapids to a father in the fledgling commercial airline industry, Larrabee grew up in various places and finished his education at The British Schools of Montevideo in Uruguay.[3] He served in the United States Navy in the Pacific Theater of World War II, aboard the USS North Carolina.[1] He thereafter studied at the University of Iowa and received his law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law in 1952.[1][2]
He was appointed to the state supreme court by Governor Garrey Carruthers in June 1989,[1][4] but resigned after less than four months on the court, citing "the conflict between the job and political pressure to begin campaigning".[5]
Larrabee and his wife had two sons and three daughters. He died at his home in Albuquerque at the age of 81.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "N.M. Justice Served for 5 Months", Albuquerque Journal (April 4, 2008), p. E3.
- ^ a b c Jeremy Hunt, "Trial Lawyer Loved Courtroom", Albuquerque Journal (April 9, 2008), p. D8.
- ^ "Larrabee". Albuquerque Journal. April 4, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ John Yeager, "Carruthers Puts Republican on High Court", Albuquerque Journal (June 17, 1989), p. 11.
- ^ John Yeager, "Carruthers Puts Republican on High Court", Albuquerque Journal (November 9, 1989), p. 3E.