Joseph Rucker Lamar

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Joseph Rucker Lamar
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
January 3, 1911 – January 2, 1916[1]
Nominated byWilliam Howard Taft
Preceded byWilliam Moody
Succeeded byLouis Brandeis
Justice of the Georgia Supreme Court
In office
1901–1905
Member of the Georgia House of Representatives
In office
1886–1889
Personal details
Born(1857-10-14)October 14, 1857
Ruckersville, Georgia, U.S.
DiedJanuary 2, 1916(1916-01-02) (aged 58)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Clarinda Pendleton
​
(m. 1879)​
Children3
EducationUniversity of Georgia
Bethany College, West Virginia (BA)
Washington and Lee University School of Law (no degree)
Signature

Joseph Rucker Lamar (October 14, 1857 – January 2, 1916) was an

Lucius Lamar
, he served from 1911 until his death in 1916.

Biography

Born in

Baltimore, Maryland, he attended the University of Georgia where he was a member of the Phi Kappa Literary Society. After his family moved he completed his degree at Bethany College in 1877, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi. After attending law school at Washington and Lee University School of Law, he left and completed his legal education by reading law with a prominent Augusta attorney, then returned to Bethany College to teach Latin for a year, afterward practicing law in Augusta.[3]

From 1886 to 1889, he served in the Georgia House of Representatives, and then was appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia in 1893 as a member of the Commission to Recodify the Laws of Georgia, which prepared a code of laws for the state. Two years later, that code was adopted by the state General Assembly.

On January 1, 1901, Lamar was appointed to fill an unexpired term of Justice William A. Little in the Supreme Court of Georgia, then was re-elected in 1903. He wrote more than 200 opinions before resigning in 1905 to again practice law, defending railroads and many other large corporations.

On December 12, 1910, Lamar was

William H. Moody.[4] Lamar was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1910,[5] and was sworn into office on January 3, 1911.[1]

At a reception after Woodrow Wilson's inauguration in 1913, the two friends were able to meet again and swapped stories of their Georgia youth. They remained in contact while they were in Washington.

writ of error
allowing Frank to bring his claims before the court. The full Court went on to reject Frank's claim in Frank v. Mangum; Lamar voted with the majority but did not write a separate opinion.

Lamar, together with

Veracruz Incident
. In the fall of 1915, Lamar suffered a paralytic stroke. Legislation was proposed to allow Lamar to retire with full pay, but his death just months later made the issue a moot point.

He died in Washington, D.C., on January 2, 1916.[7]

Legacy and honors

Lamar's professional papers, including correspondence concerning his years as a Justice, are archived at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, and available for research. The Joseph Rucker Lamar Boyhood Home in Augusta, Georgia is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

During World War II the Liberty ship SS Joseph R. Lamar was built in Brunswick, Georgia, and named in his honor.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ^
    ISBN 978-0-399-15921-3
    .
  3. ^ "Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916)". August 5, 2013. Archived from the original on February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  4. ^ "Federal Judicial Center: Joseph Rucker Lamar". December 12, 2009. Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved December 12, 2009.
  5. ^ McMillion, Barry J. (January 28, 2022). Supreme Court Nominations, 1789 to 2020: Actions by the Senate, the Judiciary Committee, and the President (PDF) (Report). Washington, D.C.: Congressional Research Service. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  6. ISBN 0-7388-2410-0
  7. Lancaster New Era. January 3, 1916. p. 11. Archived
    from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved December 26, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ISBN 978-1476617541. Archived
    from the original on October 14, 2021. Retrieved December 9, 2017.

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