Joseph Lamb Bodine (November 6, 1883 – June 10, 1950) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Trenton,

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, Bodine received an

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degree from

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in 1905 and a

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from

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in 1908. He was in private practice in Trenton from 1908 to 1919. He was United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1919 to 1920.

Federal judicial service

On May 28, 1920, Bodine was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge John Warren Davis. Bodine was confirmed by the

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on June 2, 1920, and received his commission the same day. Bodine served in that capacity until his resignation on March 31, 1929.

Later career and death

Following his resignation from the federal bench, Bodine took a seat as an associate justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1929 to 1948. He died in Trenton on June 10, 1950.

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