George Rossman

George Rossman (March 8, 1885 – March 11, 1967) was an American lawyer and judge. He was the 29th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. The Illinois native served on Oregon’s highest court for the longest time of any judge in the court's history, from 1927 to 1965. Previously he had worked as a judge for the city of Portland, Oregon and for Multnomah County, Oregon.

Early life Rossman was born on March 8, 1885, in Chicago, Illinois, to George T. Rossman and Mary Rossman. The family then moved to Tacoma, Washington in 1887 where the younger George received his education and later worked in the mercantile trade. Rossman then won a full six-year term on the bench in 1928 followed by re-elections in 1934, 1940, 1946, 1952, and 1958.

He served as chief justice from 1947 to 1949 before retiring from the bench at the end of his term in 1965. In 1960, Advocacy and the King’s English was published by The American Society of Legal Writers, which he edited. In 1961, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Award as a faculty member at the University of Oregon.

Later years Rossman was a trustee at Pacific University, and after leaving the court was a lecturer. George Rossman died on March 11, 1967, in Salem at the age of 82 years.