James Alfred Pearce (judge)

For the senator, see James Pearce.

James Alfred Pearce (April 2, 1840 – December 9, 1920)[1] was an American lawyer, and was judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1897 to 1912.

Biography

Born at Chestertown, Maryland,[2] the only son of United States Senator James Alfred Pearce.[1] Pearce attended public school and graduated from Washington College. He graduated from Princeton University in 1860,[3] and thereafter began practicing law in Chestertown. He practiced law for over 30 years before his appointment to the state's highest court in 1897.[2][1] He retired from the bench in 1912, and died at Chestertown in 1920.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Annual Report of the Maryland State Bar Association, vol. 26. Maryland State Bar Association. 1921. p. 29.
  2. 1 2 John William Leonard; Albert Nelson Marquis (1901). Who's Who in America. Marquis Who's Who. p. 873.
  3. ↑ He later received a masters (1863) and an LL.D degree (1915) from Princeton.

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