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John J. Francis (New Jersey Judge)
John Joseph Francis (June 19, 1903 – July 5, 1984) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician and jurist who served as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1957 until his retirement in 1972. Early life Francis was born on June 19, 1903, in East Orange, New Jersey. He received a law degree from Rutgers School of Law–Newark, Rutgers University Law School in 1925 and a master's degree in law from New York University Law School in 1947. He was admitted to the bar in 1926. He served as President of the Essex County Bar Association from 1942 to 1943, and as an Associate Editor of The New Jersey Law Journal from 1944 until 1947 and again from 1973 until his death in 1984. Political career In 1940, Francis became a candidate for the New Jersey General Assembly. He finished 13th out of 24 candidates in a race for 12 Essex County Assembly seats. Francis was the top vote getter among the Democratic candidates, receiving 136,241 v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Jersey Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of New Jersey is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, the Supreme Court of New Jersey is the final judicial authority on all cases in the state court system, including cases challenging the validity of state laws under the state constitution. It has the sole authority to prescribe and amend court rules and regulate the practice of law, and it is the arbiter and overseer of the decennial legislative redistricting. One of its former members, William J. Brennan Jr., became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776. As currently constituted, the court replaced the prior New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals, which had been the highest court created under the Constitution of 1844.Jeffrey S. Mandel, New Jersey Appellate Practice (Gann Law Books), chapter 12:1-1 Now, the Supreme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
