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Vincent S. Haneman (April 25, 1902 – January 10, 1978) was an associate justice of the
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from 1960 to 1971 during the era known for the Weintraub Court. Born in
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, Haneman was raised in East Orange, New Jersey. He was granted a law degree from
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in 1923. His start in public service came in 1926 when he was elected to the Board of Education of the Brigantine Public Schools and was named City Solicitor. Haneman was a member of the Republican Party. He was Mayor of Brigantine, New Jersey from 1934 to 1942. In 1937, he became assemblyman from
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in the
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and served for seven years. He was the counsel for the New Jersey Racing Commission from 1940 to 1944. In 1944,
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Walter E. Edge appointed Haneman to serve on the
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. He was appointed to the
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in 1947. He served as a New Jersey Supreme Court justice from 1960 to 1971 during the era known for the Weintraub Court. Haneman resided in Brigantine. He died on January 10, 1978, of a heart attack while traveling to his winter home in
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.


Namesakes

An American Inns of Court is named in his honor. The
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Scholarship.
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includes the Justice Vincent S. Haneman Memorial Bridge which crosses the Absecon Channel between Atlantic City and Brigantine.


See also

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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 ...
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