J. Jerome Hahn (August 20, 1868 – December 6, 1938)
[Former Justice Hahn Dies at Providence]
, ''The Boston Globe'' (December 6, 1938), p. 10. was a justice of the
Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1931 to 1935.
Born in
Albany, New York, Hahn received an
LL.B. from
Boston University School of Law
Boston University School of Law (Boston Law or BU Law) is the law school of Boston University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top law schools in the United States and considered an eli ...
in 1889. He moved to
Providence, Rhode Island, where he entered the practice of law and became "especially noted as an authority on the
bankruptcy
Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts. In most jurisdictions, bankruptcy is imposed by a court order, often initiated by the debtor ...
laws".
He was appointed to a seat on the Rhode Island Superior Court in 1919, and elevated to the state supreme court in 1931,
to a seat vacated by the death of
Chester W. Barrows
Chester Willard Barrows (July 4, 1872 – February 19, 1931) was a justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court from 1925 until his death in 1931.
Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, to William G. and Lydia S. (Willard) Barrows, he attended the publ ...
.
["Judge Hahn Sworn To R. I. Supreme Court Post", ''The Boston Globe'' (March 17, 1931), p. 25.]
Hahn died at his home in Providence at the age of 70, "after a sickness of several weeks".
References
1868 births
1938 deaths
Lawyers from Albany, New York
Boston University School of Law alumni
Justices of the Rhode Island Supreme Court
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