Wolff, Lyle R., Judge – Obituary

Judge Lyle Wolff dead at age 85 Published: June 23, 2005 By Ty Gonrowski, Baker City Herald A former Baker County Circuit Court judge who was known for being very intelligent, eccentric and for taking his dog everywhere died Tuesday in Salem. Judge Lyle R. Wolff, who was 85, was circuit court judge in Baker County from the late 1950s until 1977. “He was a very colorful man…a very, very bright man,” said Milo Pope, circuit court judge from 1989-2000. Wolff was born in Nebraska, graduated from Harvard Law School and became a bomber pilot in World War II before … Read more