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.
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Supreme Court of the United States
Born 1857 in Cedar Grove, GA
Died 1916 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 1330
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Augusta, Georgia1880–1903, 1905–1911
- Supreme Court of GeorgiaAssociate justice · 1903–1905
- Commission to Recodify the Laws of GeorgiaMember · 1893–1895
- GeorgiaState representative · 1886–1889
- Bethany CollegeProfessor of Latin · 1879–1880
Appointments
1910–1916 · Appointed by William H. Taft (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1878
- Bethany CollegeB.A. · 1877