Joseph Rucker Lamar

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)
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Joseph Rucker Lamar (October 14, 1857 – January 2, 1916) was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court appointed by President William Howard Taft. A cousin of former associate justice Lucius Lamar, he served from 1911 until his death in 1916.

  1. ^ "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Retrieved February 14, 2022.