Richard J. Hughes
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| Richard J. Hughes | |
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| In office 1962 – 1970 |
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| Preceded by | Robert B. Meyner |
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| Succeeded by | William T. Cahill |
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| Born | August 10, 1909 Florence Township, New Jersey |
| Died | December 07, 1992 (aged 83) Boca Raton |
| Political party | Democratic |
Richard Joseph Hughes (b. August 10, 1909, Florence Township, New Jersey – d. December 7, 1992, Boca Raton, Florida) was an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 45th Governor of New Jersey, from 1962 to 1970 and as Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973-1979. To date, Hughes is the only person to have served New Jersey as both Governor and Chief Justice[1].
Born in 1909 in Florence Township, New Jersey, Hughes was county court judge from 1948-1952 and a superior court judge from 1952-61. After serving as Governor of New Jersey, he served as the Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1973-1979, having been nominated for the post by his successor, William T. Cahill. Hughes was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from New Jersey in 1948 (as an alternate), 1968 and 1972.
Many credit the fact that then-President Lyndon B. Johnson had a very close friendship with Hughes, as one reason that Atlantic City hosted the 1964 Democratic National Convention.
He died of congestive heart failure in 1992 in Boca Raton, Florida. He was interred at the St. Mary's Cemetery in Trenton, New Jersey.
The building in Trenton, New Jersey that houses the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety (headed by the Attorney General), the chambers and offices of the State Supreme Court, and the administrative headquarters of the statewide court system, was dedicated in 1982 as the Richard J. Hughes Justice Complex, in his honor[2].
Several of Hughes' children have become prominent in New Jersey law and politics. His stepson, Michael Murphy, was the Morris County prosecutor, and in 1997 was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor. One of his sons, John Hughes, is a magistrate in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and presides in Trenton. Another son, Brian M. Hughes, is the elected County Executive of Mercer County.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- New Jersey State Library biography for Richard J. Hughes (PDF)
- Political Graveyard info for Richard J. Hughes
[edit] References
- ^ The United States Attorney's Office: District of New Jersey - A Rich History of Public Service, accessed July 18, 2006
- ^ Web page of the Office of the Attorney General, accessed November 22, 2006
| Preceded by Robert B. Meyner |
Governor of New Jersey 1962–1970 |
Succeeded by William T. Cahill |
| Preceded by Pierre P. Garven |
Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1973–1979 |
Succeeded by Robert Wilentz |
| Governors of New Jersey |  |
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| Livingston • Paterson • Howell • Bloomfield • Ogden • W.S. Pennington • M. Dickerson • Williamson • Vroom • Southard • Seeley • P. Dickerson • W. Pennington • Haines • Stratton • Fort • Price • Newell • Olden • Parker • Ward • Randolph • Bedle • McClellan • Ludlow • Abbett • Green • Werts • Griggs • Voorhees • Murphy • Stokes • Fort • Wilson • Fielder • Edge • Edwards • Silzer • Moore • Larson • Hoffman • Edison • Driscoll • Meyner • Hughes • Cahill • Byrne • Kean • Florio • Whitman • DiFrancesco • McGreevey • Codey • Corzine |
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