Gordon Sloan

Gordon Wright Sloan (April 9, 1911 – August 23, 2006) was an American attorney and judge. He was the 70th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court in the United States. He previously served on the International Tuna Commission, and later the Kansas native was Oregon’s first senior judge.

Early life Gordon Sloan was born to Edward R. Sloan and Julie Wright Sloan in Hoxie, Kansas, on April 9, 1911. His father was a judge for the Kansas Supreme Court who graduated from Washburn University School of Law five years before Gordon’s birth. Soon after Gordon’s birth, the family relocated to Holton, Kansas, where Gordon attended the local public schools. Gordon then won election to a full six-year term later in 1958. In 1964 he won re-election after running unopposed. Sloan resigned from the court on October 1, 1970.

After retiring from the bench, Gordon Sloan was appointed as the first senior judge in the state of Oregon’s history. He was also appointed to the International Tuna Commission by United States President Harry Truman.

Family Gordon and his wife Geneve had two children together, Bill and Sally. In addition to his brother, Gordon had a sister named Clarice. Gordon Sloan died on August 23, 2006, at the age of 95 in Wilsonville, Oregon.