PRESIDENT CLEVELAND DISTRICT ATTORNEY NJ ' HANGING ' JUDGE MIDDLESEX LETTER SIGNED
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JAMES KEARNEY RICEJudge Rice’s name was a terror to evil-doers!(1849 – 1920)DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE - US DISTRICT ATTORNEYFOR THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY - THE CHIEFFEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN NEW JERSEY - APPOINTED BY PRESIDENTGROVER CLEVELAND 1896-1900NJ SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE IN NEWBRUNSWICK, MIDDLESEX COUNTY, NJ, PROSECUTOR OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY1882-1890JUDGE OF THE MIDDLESEX COUNTY COURT OFCOMMON PLEAS 1890-1896WWI CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL DRAFTBOARD AT NEW BRUNSWICKN, NJ 1917-191...9&MEMBER OF THE STATE BOARD OFCONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1919.Judge Rice was noted forthe severity of his sentences, particularly in the case of hardened criminals, and yet he is one of the biggest hearted men who ever sat on the bench, dealingout fair punishment to lawbreakers. When he served as Superior Court Judge ofMiddlesex County till the police said to younger ne'er-do-wells, who weredisposed to disregard the doctrine of law, ''JudgeRice will get you yet, if you arc not careful." He took time to takean automobile ride, which he always enjoyed. Judge Rice had a wide circle offriends in the State and no gathering of the bar association of Middlesex Countywas considered complete without him. Source:New Brunswick Daily Times, Aug. 9, 1915.HERE’S AN 1896 TYPED LETTERS SIGNED BY RICE ON “OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY” LETTERHEAD, 1p., DATED AT NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ, FEB. 6th1897 TO THE NOTED 19th CENTURY RED BANK, NJ LAW FIRM OF APPLEGATE& HOPE, REGARDING THE DECISION ON THE LONG BRANCH [NJ] LIFE SAVINGS STATIONCASE. HE ADDS, “…I would be very glad to see a copy of the opinion, as the Solicitor ofthe Treasury has not authorized me to procure one…”The document measures 8”x 10½” and is in very good condition.<<>::<>>BIOGRAPHY/OBIT OF THEHONORABLE JAMES KEARNEY RICEJames Kearney Rice a member of thisAssociation died at his home in New Brunswick on January 14, 1920.He wasborn November 20, 1849 in Washington, D. C. He graduated from Lawrenceville School in 1865, and was a law student in the office of Woodbridge Strong. He was admitted tothe Bar as an attorney at law in November 1876, and as a Counsellor in November1880.He wasProsecutor of the Pleas of Middlesex County from 1882 until 1890; Judge ofMiddlesex County Common Pleas Court from 1890 to 1896; United States DistrictAttorney from 1896 to 1900 (appointed by President Grover Cleveland); served onthe Federal Draft Board from 1917 to 1919; and was a member of the State Boardof Conservation and Development in 1919.J.Kearney Rice was a strong and sturdy personality, a man of decided opinions, reticent, brief in speech, a deep thinker, an ardent lover of the profession ofthe law, and ever ready to preserve its dignity and traditions. He was athorough student of the law, an earnest advocate, a tireless defender of theState of New Jersey and fearless prosecutor of offenders of its laws, and an ableand impartial judge. Loyalty to his client, thoroughness in preparation, andearnestness in presentation, were his distinguishing legal characteristics.As apublic official, his high sense of duty and responsibility for whatever officehe filled was strongly marked. He sacrificed his personal practice upon thealtar of official duty.Thememory of Judge Rice's personality, his faithfulness in private and publicaffairs, and his love of his profession, will be an inspiration to those of hisfriends who remain.Source: The New Jersey BarAssociation Year Book 1920-1921.I am a proud member of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club(UACC), The Ephemera Society of America, the Manuscript Society and theAmerican Political Items Collectors (APIC) (member name: John Lissandrello). Isubscribe to each organizations' code of ethics and authenticity is guaranteed.~Providing quality service and historical memorabilia online for over tenyears.~
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