Draft:John Taylor Adams (judge)

John Taylor Adams (December 25, 1873 – May 13, 1942) was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1925 to 1935.

In 1904, Adams became the first resident attorney of Windsor, Colorado.

"Adams engaged in law practice at Alamosa after leaving here, and was elected to the state supreme court, where he served several years. He became chief justice of that body".

In 1940, Adams and colleague S. Harrison White received back pension payments for their time on the court, after successfully suing for entitlement to these.

State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado, History of Colorado, Volume 4 (1927), p. 617-18.

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