Pierre P. Garven
Encyclopedia
Pierre P. Garven was Chief Justice
of the New Jersey Supreme Court
for seven weeks in 1973.
William T. Cahill
, after having served as an Associate Justice on the same court for several months. He took office as Chief Justice on September 1, 1973. Garven died of a stroke on October 19, 1973. He was survived by five children and his wife, Sandra.
Garven was succeeded as Chief Justice by Richard J. Hughes
, the only person ever to serve as both Governor and Chief Justice of New Jersey.
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the New Jersey Supreme Court
New Jersey Supreme Court
The New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776...
for seven weeks in 1973.
Biography
Garven was appointed by Governor of New JerseyGovernor of New Jersey
The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
William T. Cahill
William T. Cahill
William Thomas Cahill was an American Republican Party politician who served as the 46th Governor of New Jersey, from 1970 to 1974, and who represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the U.S...
, after having served as an Associate Justice on the same court for several months. He took office as Chief Justice on September 1, 1973. Garven died of a stroke on October 19, 1973. He was survived by five children and his wife, Sandra.
Garven was succeeded as Chief Justice by Richard J. Hughes
Richard J. Hughes
Richard Joseph Hughes 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...
, the only person ever to serve as both Governor and Chief Justice of New Jersey.