Draft:I. W. Choate

Isaac Watts Choate (September 12, 1882 – October 23, 1953) was an appointed justice of the Montana Supreme Court, serving from 1947 to 1949.

Born in West Barnet, Vermont Choate received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1904. He studied law in the law office of Wilford L. Hyde and was admitted to the Montana bar in 1911. He engaged in the general practice of law. Choate served as the City Attorney for Manhattan, Montana, and later as the Assistant County Attorney of Gallatin County, Montana. He moved to Helena in 1918 to work as an Assistant Attorney General. Choate was appointed as Code Commissioner by the Montana Supreme Court shortly thereafter.

From 1924 to 1928, he served as deputy attorney general. In 1941, he became counsel for the state board of equalization. In 1945, Choate was again appointed code commissioner, which he held until 1947 when he was appointed associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court, serving until 1949.

Choate married Roberta Gammon on September 20, 1909 in Lynn, Massachusetts, and they moved to Bridger, Montana; they had three sons. Choate died at the age of 71.