| 词条 | Worrall Frederick Mountain |
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Worrall Frederick Mountain (June 28, 1909 – August 24, 1992) was a Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1971 to 1979. [1]BackgroundMountain was born in East Orange, the son of Worrall Frederick Mountain, who had once served as the city's mayor. He graduated from Princeton University in 1931 and Harvard Law School in 1934. He was an associate with the Newark firm of Pitney, Hardin & Skinner and in 1940, he left to form the law firm of Mills, Jeffers & Mountain in Morristown. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. New Jersey courtsMountain was elevated to the bench in 1966 and served in the New Jersey Superior Court and sat in the Appellate Division from 1970-1971. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by Governor of New Jersey William T. Cahill. He participated in such landmark cases as the discriminatory zoning matter of Southern Burlington County NAACP v. Mount Laurel in 1975, and the 1976 right-to-die decision regarding In re Quinlan. Later life, death, and legacyMountain retired from the bench in 1979, after which he returned to private practice. He resided in Hightstown.[2] He died on August 24, 1992 and was buried at Princeton Cemetery.[3] An American Inns of Court bears his name. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://inns.innsofcourt.org/for-members/inns/the-worrall-f-mountain-american-inn-of-court/about-justice-worrall-f-mountain.aspx|title=About Justice Worrall F. Mountain - American Inns of Court|publisher=|accessdate=15 June 2016}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Mountain, Worrall Frederick}}2. ^Daniels, Lee A. [https://www.nytimes.com/1992/08/26/nyregion/justice-worrall-f-mountain-83-served-on-new-jersey-high-court.html "Justice Worrall F. Mountain, 83; Served on New Jersey High Court"], The New York Times, August 26, 1992. Accessed June 15, 2016. "Worrall F. Mountain, a retired justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, died on Monday at the Princeton Medical Center in Princeton, N.J. He was 83 years old and lived in Hightstown, N.J." 3. ^[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68609345 Find-A-Grave page on Worrall Frederick Mountain]. 8 : 1909 births|1992 deaths|New Jersey Supreme Court justices|Politicians from East Orange, New Jersey|People from Hightstown, New Jersey|Harvard Law School alumni|Princeton University alumni|20th-century American judges |
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