Clarence Edwards Case

Clarence Edwards Case (September 24, 1877– September 3, 1961) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican Party politician from New Jersey. He represented Somerset County in the New Jersey Senate from 1918 to 1929 and served as a justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey from 1929 to 1948, including as chief justice from 1945 to 1948.

Early life and education Clarence Edwards Case was born on September 24, 1877 in Jersey City, New Jersey to Philip and Amanda V. (née Edwards) Case.

Case attended the Rogers & Magie Classical Scientific School in Paterson before transferring to Rutgers Preparatory School, where he graduated in 1896.

Case served on the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1929 to 1952, and was the Chief Justice from 1946 to 1948.

Personal life Case married Anna Gist Rogers in Lexington, Kentucky on January 29, 1913. Their daughter, Henrietta Rogers Case, was born February 17, 1914. They also had two sons, Clarence Jr. (born May 26, 1916) and Philip III (born November 26, 1917).

Case died on September 3, 1961, in Somerville, New Jersey, where he resided after retiring.