Oren P. Coler
Oren Phil Coler (June 20, 1925 – December 4, 1978)[1] was a justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court from 1974 to 1977.[2]
Biography
[edit]Born in De Grey, South Dakota, Coler served in the United States Navy during World War II,[1] and graduated from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1952.[3]
Coler then entered the practice of law in Chamberlain, South Dakota, and "served as Supreme Court reporter and revisor of statutes before becoming code counsel for the Legislative Research Council".[1]
On August 29, 1974, Governor Richard F. Kneip announced the appointment of Coler to a seat on the state supreme court being vacated by the retirement of Justice Frank Biegelmeier.[3] Coler remained on the court until 1977, when he was appointed revenue secretary of South Dakota.[1]
Personal life
[edit]On August 29, 1947, Coler married Marge Koehler in Chamberlain, South Dakota, with whom he had a son and two daughters.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Obituary of Oren "Phil" Coler", Rapid City Journal (December 6, 1978), p. 10.
- ^ A Photographic History of the South Dakota Supreme Court (1995), p. 13.
- ^ a b "Kneip Names Oren Coler To State Supreme Court". Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. August 29, 1974. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
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