Richard J. Hughes

Richard J. Hughes
Hughes in 1962
Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
In office
December 18, 1973 – August 10, 1979
Appointed byWilliam T. Cahill
Preceded byPierre P. Garven
Succeeded byRobert N. Wilentz
45th Governor of New Jersey
In office
January 16, 1962 – January 20, 1970
Preceded byRobert B. Meyner
Succeeded byWilliam T. Cahill
Personal details
Born
Richard Joseph Hughes

(1909-08-10)August 10, 1909
Florence Township, New Jersey, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1992(1992-12-07) (aged 83)
Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
Miriam McGrory
(m. 1935; died 1950)
Elizabeth Sullivan Murphy
(m. 1954; died 1983)
Children10
EducationSaint Joseph's University (BA)
Rutgers University, Newark (LLB)

Richard Joseph Hughes (August 10, 1909 – December 7, 1992) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. A Democrat, he served as the 45th governor of New Jersey from 1962 to 1970, and as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973 to 1979. Hughes is the only person to have served New Jersey as both governor and chief justice.[1][2] Hughes was also the first Roman Catholic governor in New Jersey's history.[3]

  1. ^ "The United States Attorney's Office: District of New Jersey – A Rich History of Public Service". Archived from the original on December 30, 2008. Retrieved July 18, 2006.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Joseph F. (December 8, 1992). "Richard J. Hughes, Governor and Judge, Dies at 83". The New York Times. Retrieved March 26, 2008.
  3. ^ Stanley B. Winters, Governor Richard Hughes – Biography, The Governors of New Jersey: Biographical Essays (Reuters University Press, 2014): eds. Michael J. Birkner, Donald Linky & Peter Mickulas.