U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1910 / Served to 1916
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President William H. Taft in 1910 and confirmed by voice vote, Joseph Rucker Lamar was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 15, 1910
- Appointed by
- William H. Taft, 1910
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Bethany College 1877
- Succeeded
- William Henry Moody
- Succeeded by
- Louis Dembitz Brandeis
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Supreme Court · succeeded William Henry Moody | Taft (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Washington and Lee University School of Law | ||
| Bethany College | B.A. | 1877 |
| Read law | 1878 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
5 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).