Elliott, Neva M. (Neva Marline), 1908-2001
Biography
Neva Marline Elliott was born in Portland, Oregon, in 1908. After graduating from high school in 1925, she attended Reed College for two years. She then attended the Northwestern College of Law, while working as a secretary for Charles Spackman, who ran the school. She earned her law degree in 1935. She met Neil Chinnock while in law school, and they married in 1939. They had no children, and he died in 1954. Elliott was an attorney in Portland from 1935 to 1993 and served as a pro tem judge on the Multnomah County district court. She died in 2001.
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Oral history interview with Neva Elliott
Oral history interview with Neva Elliott conducted by S. Diane Rynerson from April 10 to July 10, 1992, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Elliott was an attorney and pro tem judge on the Multnomah County District Court.