James Alfred Pearce (judge) explained

James Alfred Pearce
Birth Name:	James Alfred Pearce Jr.
Birth Date:	2 April 1840
Birth Place:	Chestertown, Maryland, U.S.
Death Place:	Chestertown, Maryland, U.S.
Alma Mater:	Washington College Princeton University (Masters, LL.D.)
Father:	James Alfred Pearce

James Alfred Pearce (April 2, 1840 – December 9, 1920) was an American lawyer, and was a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1897 to 1912.

Biography

Pearce was born in Chestertown, Maryland,^[1] the only son of United States Senator James Alfred Pearce. Pearce attended public school and graduated from Washington College. He graduated from Princeton University in 1860,^[2] and thereafter began practicing law in Chestertown. He practiced law for over 30 years before his appointment to the state's highest court in 1897.^{[3] [1]} He retired from the bench in 1912, and died at Chestertown in 1920.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: John William Leonard. Albert Nelson Marquis. Who's Who in America. Marquis Who's Who. 1901. 873.
2. He later received a masters (1863) and an LL.D degree (1915) from Princeton.
3. Book: Annual Report of the Maryland State Bar Association, vol. 26. Maryland State Bar Association. 1921. 29.