About Jean A. Turnage
Lived 1926 – 2015 (aged 88–89). Jean A. Turnage was an American politician.
Jean Allen Turnage (March 10, 1926 – September 27, 2015) was the chief justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1985 until 2000.
Early life and education He was born in St. Ignatius, Montana. He had two children. He served two years in the Montana House of Representatives and 20 years in the Montana State Senate including as senate president in 1981 session.
He ran successfully for Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court in 1984, serving two terms before retiring in January 2001.
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Jean A. Turnage was born in 1926.
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