Charles Tenney Donworth (February 15, 1892 – June 10, 1976)[1][2] was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from September 12, 1949 to December 31, 1967.
Born in Seattle, Washington, to prominent attorney George Donworth, who later became a United States federal judge,[3] Donworth attended Andover Academy (later called Phillips Academy) in Massachusetts and received an undergraduate degree from Yale University in 1914, followed by a law degree from the University of Washington School of Law in 1916.
[1][4] Donworth served in the United States Army during World War I,[1] and "practiced law in Seattle for 33 years".
[5] On August 29, 1949, Governor Arthur B. Langlie announced the appointment of Donworth to a seat on the state supreme court to succeed retiring justice William J.
[4] Following his appointment to the court in 1949, Donworth was re-elected to the seat in 1950, 1956 and 1962, and was also designated chief justice in 1956.