Joseph Rucker Lamar

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Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916) was an Associate Justice on the 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.

Education

• Washington and Lee University School of Law
• Bethany College, B.A., 1877
• Read law, 1878

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

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information.

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