Joseph Rucker Lamar
| Joseph Rucker Lamar | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | William H. Taft |
| Active: | 12/17/1910 - 1/2/1916 |
| Preceded by: | William Henry Moody |
| Succeeded by: | Louis Dembitz Brandeis |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 14, 1857 |
| Home State: | Cedar Grove, GA |
| Deceased: | January 2, 1916 |
| Bachelors: | Bethany College, B.A., 1877 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1878 |
Contents |
Early life and education
Professional career
- Professor of latin, Bethany College, 1879-1880
- Private practice, Augusta, Georgia, 1880-1903
- Member, Georgia House of Representatives, 1886-1889
- Member, Commission to Recodify the Laws of Georgia, 1893-1895
- Associate justice, Georgia Supreme Court, 1903-1905
- Private practice, Augusta, Georgia, 1905-1911 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President William Howard Taft on December 12, 1910 to fill a seat vacated by William Henry Moody. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 15th, and received commission December 17th. He served until his death on January 2, 1916.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Louis Dembitz Brandeis.
See also
External links
- Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Lamar's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Henry Moody |
Supreme Court 1910–1916 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Louis Dembitz Brandeis |
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| 1909 |
Bean • Carpenter • Connor • Donworth • Grubb • Hand • Hundley • Lanning • Lurton • Orr • Purdy • Rellstab • Warrington • Willard | ||
| 1910 |
Archbald • Barber • Carland • Cooper • Denison • De Vries • Hollister • Hughes • Hunt • Killits • Knapp • Knappen • Lamar • Mack • Montgomery • Rasch • Rose • Russell • Smith • Van Devanter • Van Valkenburgh • White | ||
| 1911 |
Angell • Day • Denison • Elliott • Martin • Rudkin • Schofield • Sessions • H. Smith • W. Smith • Veeder • Whitmer • Youmans • | ||
| 1912 |
Bourquin • Cheney • Cushman • Dodge • Geiger • Howard • Mayer • McPherson • Morton • Pitney • Pope • Sloan • Thompson • Tuttle • | ||
