Jesse Addison Udall

Jesse Addison Udall (June 24, 1893 – May 11, 1980) was an American jurist and member of the Udall political family who served as chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He also served in the Arizona House of Representatives.

Early life Jesse Udall was born on June 24, 1893, at a house near Eagar, Arizona, to Ida Frances (née Hunt) and David King Udall. He was named after Jesse Nathaniel Smith and Addison Pratt, his great-grandfather. He served as an ambulance driver for the U.S. Army in France during World War I.

Udall helped organize an Arizona National Guard company during World War II. He was the chief of the Army Internal Security Division's review section in Washington, D.C. He had six children, Jessica, Addison R., Kenyon, Lela Lee, Mary Louise and David K. His nephews were U.S. Secretary of the Interior Stewart Udall and U.S. Representative Mo Udall. His grandson, Gordon H. Smith was a U.S. Senator from Oregon. His grandson Jesse Udall is the husband of Michelle Udall. He lived on Alameda Drive in Tempe.

Udall died on May 11, 1980, aged 86, at a hospital in Phoenix.