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William H. Vredenburgh
William H. Vredenburgh (August 19, 1840 – May 15, 1920) was a New Jersey attorney and public figure who served for nearly twenty years as a judge of the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals. Early life, education, and career Born in Freehold Township, New Jersey, Vredenburgh was the second son of Supreme Court Justice Peter Vredenburgh and Eleanor Brinkerhoff.Holland Society of New York, ''Year Book of the Holland Society of New York'' (1922), p. 218-19.Edward Quinton Keasbey, ''The Courts and Lawyers of New Jersey, 1661-1912'', Volume 3 (1912), p. 258-59.William Edgar Sackett, John James Scannell, eds., ''Scannell's New Jersey First Citizens: Biographies and Portraits'', Volume 1 (1917), p. 522. His older brother was Major Peter Vredenburgh Jr. He received an A.M. from Rutgers College in 1859,''The New Jersey Law Journal'', Volume 43 (1920), p. 224-25. where he was a member of the Rutgers Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity. He attended Harvard Law School from 1861 to 186 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justice William H
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] |
