I. W. Choate

Isaac Watts Choate (September 12, 1882 – October 23, 1953) was a Montana lawyer and judge who was an appointed justice of the Montana Supreme Court, serving from 1947 to 1949.

Early life, education, and career Born in West Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, Choate received a B.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1904. and studied law in the law office of Wilford L. Hyde and was admitted to the Montana bar in 1911. He engaged in the general practice of law. Choate served as the City Attorney for Manhattan, Montana, and later as the Assistant County Attorney of Gallatin County, Montana. He moved to Helena, Montana in 1918 to work as an Assistant Attorney General. Choate was appointed as Code Commissioner by the Montana Supreme Court shortly thereafter. but was defeated in the November election by R. V. Bottomly by a vote of 119,761 to 50,315, thereafter serving until the end of his appointed term in January 1949.

Personal life and death Choate married Roberta Gammon on September 20, 1909 in Lynn, Massachusetts. They moved to Bridger, Montana and had three sons. Choate died at the age of 71.