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Nelson Cobb
Nelson Cobb (March 19, 1811 – June 16, 1894) was the second chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from December 28, 1862, to January 5, 1864. Life, education and early career Born March 19, 1811, in Windham, Greene County, New York,William E. Connelley, ed.Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society(1915), p. 113, quoting ''Memorial Record'', Supreme Court, 56 Kan. xvi.Clark Bell, ed., ''The Medico-legal Journal'', Vol. 18 (1900), p. 60. Cobb was educated at the common schools, moving with his family moved to Genesee County, New York, in 1826, where he lived on a farm with his father. He read law in Portage, New York, where he was elected commissioner of public schools at the age of 22, and was elected justice of the peace of the village while he was a law student. He was nominated to the position by the democrats and endorsed by the Whigs and was elected with only three votes against him. He gained admission to the bar, and moved to Ellicottville, Cattaraugus Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice Nelson Cobb
Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspectives, including the concepts of morality, moral correctness based on ethics, rationality, law, religion, Equity (law), equity and fairness. The state will sometimes endeavor to increase justice by operating courts and enforcing their rulings. Early theories of justice were set out by the Ancient Greek philosophers Plato in his work Republic (Plato), The Republic, and Aristotle in his Nicomachean Ethics. Advocates of divine command theory have said that justice issues from God. In the 1600s, philosophers such as John Locke said that justice derives from natural law. Social contract theory said that justice is derived from the mutual agreement of everyone. In the 1800s, utilitarian philosophers such as John Stuart Mill said that justice is base ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
