Boswell, H. James. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and
Hanford Co., 1922. p. 41.

HOVEY, CHESTER R.: I REGARD Judge C. R. Hovey, of the Washington State Supreme 
Court, as one of the most distinguished men on the bench, a man exceptionally 
well versed in law.  Judge Hovey is a native of Massachusetts, and was born in 
1872.  His academic schooling was had in public schools, following which he 
read law.  It was in 1893 that he was admitted to the bar, and at once entered 
the practice of his profession in Ellensburg.  Judge Hovey was prosecuting 
attorney of Kittitas County from 1899 to 1901 and from 1910 to 1912.  In 1921 
he was elected president of the bar association, but resigned to go on the 
bench.  In his selection for the supreme bench, a splendid decision was made, 
for there could have been found no man better equipped for discharging the 
functions of that important position than Judge Hovey.  Since going on the 
bench he has handed down opinions and rulings on some of the most important 
legal matters to come before the courts, and no judge's decision carries more 
weight than his.  While highly successful, both as lawyer and jurist, Judge 
Hovey is, withal, one of the most unassuming and most approachable men I have 
ever met.  In private practice he had the reputation of being exceptionally 
clear in the presentation of a case to a jury.  The non-essentials simply 
faded away, leaving the essentials in crystal clearness.  He is a man of 
generous impulses and broad views, and his friends are many toroughout the 
Northwest.  Judge Hovey was married to Miss Grace J. Painter, in 1895, and the 
couple have two children, one boy, Joseph, and on girl, Ann.  He is a member 
of the Elks' club and Chamber of Commerce, of Ellensburg.

Submitted by: Judy Bivens

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