John Carmody

John Carmody (January 6, 1854 – February 19, 1920) was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from January 15, 1909, to 1910.

Early life and education Carmody was born January 6, 1854, in Granville, Wisconsin (which is today part of Milwaukee). He was educated in public schools. At the age of 14, he and his parents moved who Waseca, Minnesota. In Waseca, Carmody attended high school. After high school, he worked as a teacher for several years before studying law in a Waseca attorney's office.

Legal, political, and judicial careers In March 1880, Carmody was admitted to the Minnesota Bar after several years of legal studies. He practiced as a lawyer in Waseca until August 1885, when he moved to the community of Hillsboro in the Dakota Territory. In Hillsboro, he served a single term as mayor, fourteen years as city attorney, and a single term as the state's attorney of Traill County.