Joseph H. Gaskill (May 23, 1851 – November 25, 1935) was a judge on the
New Jersey Court of Common Pleas
The New Jersey Court of Common Pleas was a civil court of general jurisdiction, which existed in New Jersey from 1704 until 1947.
The Court of Common Pleas was established by an ordinance promoted by New Jersey's first royal governor Edward Hyd ...
and justice of the
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 ...
from 1893 to 1896.
His sons Thomas L. Gaskill and
Nelson B. Gaskill were also lawyers.
[http://www.history.njd.uscourts.gov/judges/bank_bios/Thomas_L_Gaskill. ]["Joseph H. Gaskill Dead at 85 Years", ''The Bridgewater Courier-News'' (November 26, 1935), p. 3.]
Gaskill was a native of
Mount Holly and later resided in
Moorestown. He died of a heart ailment in his home in Moorestown at the age of 85,
and was interred in
Mount Holly Cemetery
Mount Holly Cemetery is a historic cemetery located in the Quapaw Quarter area of downtown Little Rock in the U.S. state of Arkansas, and is the burial place for numerous Arkansans of note. It was listed on the National Register of Historic ...
.
See also
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List of justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
Current justices
,
List of justices before 1947
Before 1947 and particularly after 1844, the structure of the New Jersey state judiciary was incredibly complex. In some cases, it is not entirely clear whether the following justices served on th ...
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New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals Prior to 1947, the structure of the judiciary in New Jersey was extremely complex, including Court of Errors and Appeals in the last resort in all causes.
The Court of Errors and Appeals was the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey from ...
*
Courts of New Jersey Courts of New Jersey include:
;State courts of New Jersey
*New Jersey Supreme Court (previously the New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals)
**New Jersey Superior Court (including the Appellate Division; 15 vicinages)
** New Jersey Tax Court
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References
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1851 births
1935 deaths
New Jersey lawyers
New Jersey state court judges
Justices of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
People from Mount Holly, New Jersey
People from Moorestown, New Jersey