Boswell, H. James, "American Blue Book Western Washington," Seattle, Lowman and Hanford Co., 1922. p. 34. JUDGE JOHN R. MITCHELL, of the Washington State Supreme bench, is a man whose high standard set in early life has won for him the respect and esteem of bench and bar, alike. Judge Mitchell was born in Virginia in 1861, and was educated in private schools, including the Law Department of the University of Virginia. He was admitted to the bar in 1889 in Olympia. From 1889 to 1893, Judge Mitchell was associated in practice with Jydge M. A. Root. In 1897 he became Prosecuting attorney, serving untill 1899. In 1901 he formed a partnership with Thomas M. Vance, and so continued until 1908, when he went on the Superior bench. Judge Mitchell was twice re-elected to that position, without opposition, and after ten years in that capacity, was named for the State Supreme bench in 1918 to succeed Judge Overton G. Ellis. He was later elected, and his present tenure of office expires in 1925. His rulings and decisions have always been prompt, and no member of the judiciary is helf in higher esteem and regard than Judge Mitchell. Judge Mitchell is a man well fitted for the judicial robes, and I have heard well-known lawyers declare him to be one of the finest men the bench has ever had in Washington. In 1891 Judge Mitchell wedded Miss Hallie Price, of Kentucky. The couple have one son, Dr. Richard S. Mitchell, a prominent physician and surgeon. Judge Mitchell is a Mason and a Knight of Pythias, and an honorary member of Phi Delta Phi. Submitted by: Judy Bivens * * * * Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Washington Biographies Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the individual featured in the biographies.