Justice Joseph Lamb Bodine was born on 6. Nov. 1883 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Dr. Joseph Lamb Bodine M.D. and
Frances P. Davis. Justice Joseph Lamb Bodine married
Gertrude Scudder, daughter of
Joseph Rue Scudder and
Gertrude Mae McCully, on 24. Dec. 1918.
Justice Joseph Lamb Bodine was shown in the census on 19. Jan. 1920 as a lawyer.
Justice Joseph Lamb Bodine and
Gertrude Scudder appeared on the census of 19. Jan. 1920 at Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey.
Justice Joseph Lamb Bodine held the position of Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He died on 10. Jun. 1950 at age 66. He was buried at Lawrenceville Cemetery, Lawrenceville, Mercer County, New Jersey. Joseph Lamb Bodine received his early education in private schools, and the state Model School in Trenton. From Princeton University he received, in 1905, his degree of Bachelor of Arts, and three years later, in 1908, he received his degree of Bachelor of Laws. He was admitted to the bar in November, 1908, and was as a counselor in November, 1911. He began his practice of law in Trenton in 1908, in association with Judge Garret D. W. Vroom of Trenton, an outstanding figure in legal affairs. Until June 19, 1916, Mr. Bodine was engaged in a general legal practice, but at that time he became Assistant United States District Attorney, and so continued until, in June, 1919, he became United States Attorney. From June, 1920, until April 1, 1928, he served as United States District Judge in the District of New Jersey. His next step was to become a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
In the affairs of Trenton and new Jersey, Mr. Bodine takes a leading part. His political alignment is with the Democratic Party, whose policies and principles he regularly supports. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian Church. He has served faithfully and well, too, in public office and positions of responsibility. From January, 1910, until 1919, he served as a member of the school board of Trenton, and for several terms he was its president. Active in social life, he was a member of the Trenton Country Club, as well as the "Symposium," of which he was for several years the president. He was director of the Trenton Savings Fund Society in Trenton for ten years. He belonged to the Essex Club, in Newark, and the Princeton Club, New York City. The particular Presbyterian parish of which he was a member is the First Presbyterian. Into all of these different organizations and activities Judge Bodine put his fullest measure of energy and enthusiasm, with the result that his was highly esteemed and respected among his fellowmen.