William E. Lee (January 27, 1882 – December 5, 1955)[1] was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from 1922 to 1930, serving as chief justice from 1926 to 1929.

Lee graduated from the University of Idaho,[1] and received his law degree from the National University School of Law in Washington, D.C., thereafter returning to Moscow, Iowa, to practice law. He entered into a partnership there with C. J. Orland, under the firm name of Orland & Lee, the firm "building up a lucrative practice".[2] In August 1922, Lee was nominated by the Republican Party as their candidate for a seat on the state supreme court.[2]

Following his service on the court, Lee was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission by President Herbert Hoover in 1932, serving as chair for a time,[1] and remaining on the commission until he reached the mandatory retirement age in 1953.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ex-ICC Chief Dies", The Idaho Statesman (December 7, 1955), p. 1.
  2. 1 2 "William E. Lee Is Nominated for Justice of Idaho Supreme Court", The Daily Star-Mirror (August 24, 1922), p. 1.
  3. ↑ "Jurists to Confer On Federal Post", The Twin Falls Times-News (May 4, 1953), p. 1.


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