Frederick W. Houser

Frederick Wilhelm Houser (April 15, 1871 – October 12, 1942) was an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from October 1, 1937, to October 12, 1942. Biography Houser was born to Justus Christian Houser and Martha Rodman in Jones County, Iowa. He moved to Los Angeles to read law in the offices of Stephen M. White. Houser continued his studies as one of the founding signatures to the University of Southern California Law School, and graduated in the first class of 1900. In November 1902, Houser was nominated by the Republican Party and was elected an Assemblyman from the 74th district in the California State Assembly. In November 1906, Houser ran as a Republican and was elected as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. In 1911, the Los Angeles trial bench included future Supreme Court justices Frank G. Finlayson, Nathaniel P. Conrey, and Curtis D. Wilbur. In 1912, he was re-elected to a six-year term on the trial bench. In 1916, he was presiding judge of the Superior Court. In 1918, he won another election for a new term on the Superior Court.