Joseph Rucker Lamar

Biography of Joseph Rucker Lamar

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Lamar
• First Name: Joseph
• Middle Name: Rucker
• Date of Birth: October , 14 , 1857
• Place of Birth (POB): Cedar Grove , Georgia (US-GA, GA, 13, Ga.)
• Date of Death: January , 2 , 1916
• Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Joseph Rucker Lamar Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: William H. Taft ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/12/1910
• Seat vacated by: Moody , William H.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 12/12/1910
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/15/1910
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/15/1910
• Commission Date: 12/17/1910
• Date of Termination: 01/02/1916
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Joseph Rucker Lamar in the Law School

• Name of School: Bethany College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1877

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Washington and Lee University School of Law

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1878

Joseph Rucker Lamar Career Path

Employment:

• Professor of Latin, Bethany College, 1879-1880
• Private practice, Augusta, Georgia, 1880-1903, 1905-1911
• State representative, Georgia, 1886-1889
• Member, Commission to Recodify the Laws of Georgia, 1893-1895
• Associate justice, Supreme Court of Georgia, 1903-1905
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Fifth Circuit, January 9, 1911-January 2, 1916

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