Chester Ralph Hovey

Chester Ralph Hovey as President of the Washington State Bar Association in 1921, the same year that he was appointed to the Washington Supreme Court. Chester Ralph Hovey (January 21, 1872 – November 9, 1953) was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1921 to 1923.

Early life, education, and career Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, Hovey attended public high school in Durand, Wisconsin, graduating in 1888, and thereafter moving to Ellensburg, Washington. He "worked odd jobs and in a grocery store, studying law at night with Judge Ralph Kauffman", in Kittitas County, Washington. Hovey was unsuccessful in attempting to retain his seat in an election in 1923. Hovey then moved to Seattle, and established a new law practice, eventually being elected president of the Seattle Bar Association in 1929.

Personal life Hovey married Grace J. Painter in 1895, with whom he had two children, a son named Joseph and a daughter named Ann. He was a member of the Elks' club and Chamber of Commerce, of Ellensburg.