Hicks, Loren D. (Loren DeGuire), 1919-2014
Dates
- Existence: 1919 - 2014
Biography
Loren DeGuire Hicks was born in Salem, Oregon, in 1919. He attended Willamette University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in 1942. He was then drafted into the U.S. Army, and he operated hospitals in England and Scotland during World War II. While serving in Scotland, he met Muriel Thomson, and they married in 1947. They later had three children. After Hicks’ discharge in 1946, he returned to Willamette University and earned his law degree in 1949. He practiced law in Salem from 1949 to 1957, then served as assistant attorney general under Oregon Secretary of State Mark Hatfield from 1957 to 1959. After that, he served as legal assistant to Hatfield during Hatfield's governorship until 1965. He also served as judge on various courts in Oregon beginning in 1960, and as State Court Administrator from 1972 to 1980, after which he retired. He died in 2014.
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Oral history interview with Loren D. Hicks
Oral history interview with Loren D. Hicks conducted by Michael O'Rourke from April 18 to May 6, 1988, as part of the Senator Mark O. Hatfield Oral History Project. Hicks served as assistant attorney general during Hatfield's tenure as Oregon secretary of state, and as legal counsel to Hatfield during his governorship.