Elma G. Albert

Elma Gates Albert (June 5, 1866 – February 19, 1942) was a justice of the Iowa Supreme Court from January 1, 1925, to December 21, 1936, elected from Greene County, Iowa. For one and a half years he was Chief Justice.

Life

Born in Hampton, Pennsylvania on June 5, 1866 to Daniel Albert and Margaret Getz Albert. His family moved in 1870 to Iowa. He was graduated from the Law Department of Drake University in 1891. He began practicing law in Greene County. He was elected County Attorney of Greene County serving from January 1, 1900 until 1906. In 1914 he was elected Judge of the District Court where he continued until his election to the Supreme Bench in November 1924.

He married Alice Elizabeth Alhert in 1897. They had a son and daughter.

After his retirement from the bench he resided in Jefferson, Iowa until his death February 19, 1942 from a Cerebral Hemorrhage.