Isaac S. Belcher

Isaac Sawyer Belcher
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
March 4, 1872 – January 5, 1880
Appointed by Governor Newton Booth
Preceded by Royal Sprague
Succeeded by New seat established by Constitution of California of 1879
Personal details
Born (1825-02-27)February 27, 1825
Stockbridge, Vermont, U.S.
Died November 30, 1898(1898-11-30) (aged 74)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Spouse(s) Adeline Johnson (m. 1861)
Alma mater University of Vermont (BA)

Isaac Sawyer Belcher (February 27, 1825 – November 30, 1898) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from March 4, 1872 to January 5, 1880.[1]

Biography

Belcher was born in Stockbridge, Vermont, the second of three brothers. His father, Samuel Belcher, was a farmer who believed in the dignity of work and did not permit any sort of laziness. He attended school off season. In 1842, he enrolled in the University of Vermont in Burlington, from which he graduated in 1846. When he was 21, he entered the law office of J. W. D. Parker, Esq., a leading practitioner of that time, as a student and read law. He was admitted to the bar of the supreme court of Vermont in 1852.

On June 16, 1853, he arrived in California after spending a month in Oregon. He settled on the Yuba River during the Gold rush but resumed a law career. He moved to Marysville, California in 1855 and opened a law practice. From 1856 to 1867, Belcher served as District attorney for Yuba County, California. from 1865 to 1869, he served as district judge of the Tenth Judicial District, and also presided in the 21st District, as well.

On March 4, 1872, Governor Newton Booth appointed Belcher as an associate justice of the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Chief Justice Royal Sprague.[2] Belcher served to 1880. Afterwards, he was an original trustee for Stanford University and a commissioner for the supreme court from March 16, 1885, till his death.[3]

Personal life

In 1861, he visited his home in Vermont and met Adeline Johnson of Augusta, Maine. They married and had three children, one of whom, Richard, entered the practice of law.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Issac S. Belcher". California Supreme Court Historical Society. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
  2. ↑ "Appointment of Supreme Judge". Russian River Flag (17). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 7 March 1872. p. 2. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ California Blue Book, Or State Roster. State Printing Office. 1913-01-01.
  4. ↑ Shuck, Oscar Tully (1901-01-01). History of the Bench and Bar of California: Being Biographies of Many Remarkable Men, a Store of Humorous and Pathetic Recollections, Accounts of Important Legislation and Extraordinary Cases, Comprehending the Judicial History of the State. Commercial Printing House.

See also

Political offices
Preceded by
Royal Sprague		 Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
1872–1880 		Succeeded by
New seat established by Constitution of California of 1879
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