Allen Derr
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April 5, 1928
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| Born | Allen Richard Derr April 5, 1928 Sandpoint, Idaho, US. |
| Died | June 10, 2013 (aged 85) Boise, Idaho, U.S. |
| Education | University of Idaho (BA, JD) |
| Known for | Successfully arguing Reed v. Reed (1971) |
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Allen Richard Derr (April 5, 1928 – June 10, 2013) was an American lawyer who successfully argued Reed v. Reed, a landmark United States Supreme Court decision issued in 1971 that strengthened anti-discrimination protections for women.
Born in Sandpoint, Idaho, Derr was the son of Idaho politicians. His father, Alfred M. Derr, served in the Idaho Senate. His mother, Hattie Derr, became Idaho's first female state senator in 1937 when she was appointed to the Idaho Senate to fill in for her husband, who was suffering from appendicitis. He was raised in the Idaho Panhandle region. Derr worked as a page in the Idaho Legislature 1941. He graduated from Clark Fork High School in Clark Fork, Idaho, in 1947. Derr earned both his bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor degrees from the University of Idaho.[1]