# Charles Loring (judge) *American lawyer and judge; Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, 1944–1953* Charles Loring was a lawyer and judge from [[Minnesota]]. He was born on November 26, 1873, and died on March 7, 1961. From January 1944 until July 1953 he held the office of Chief Justice of the [[Minnesota Supreme Court]].[^1] Loring was born in Wisconsin and came to [[Clay County, Minnesota]], in 1877. During World War I he served as a judge advocate in the United States Army. That service came before he led the state's highest court.[^1] ## Early life and education Loring's parents were Lyman Loring and Eugenie Hutchinson, and he was their only child. The Massachusetts pioneer Thomas Loring was his sixth great-grandfather. His birthplace was a farm in Kinnickinnic, a town in St. Croix County, Wisconsin. The move to Clay County followed in 1877. His schooling included Phillips Exeter Academy, the State Normal School at Moorhead, Minnesota, and the [[University of Minnesota Law School]].[^1] ## Career In the First World War, Loring held the rank of major as a judge advocate in the U.S. Army. He also held the rank of lieutenant colonel as a judge advocate in the regular army. His tenure as Chief Justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court ran from January 1944 to July 1953.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia contributors, *Charles Loring (judge)* (revision 1352558759, retrieved 2026-10-26), CC BY-SA 4.0. Supports the birth and death dates, parentage and ancestry, birthplace, the 1877 move to Clay County, education, World War I judge-advocate service, and the January 1944 – July 1953 tenure as Chief Justice. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Loring_(judge)>