Stephen E. Rice

Stephen Ewing Rice (July 23, 1905 – February 9, 1958) was a judge of the United States Tax Court from 1950 until his death in 1958.

Born in Apalachicola, Florida, Rice attended Marion Military Institute and graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1926, followed by an LL.B. from the Columbia Law School. Rice was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 8, 1950.

Rice married Lida Johns, with whom he had two sons. He died at the naval medical center in Bethesda, Maryland, at the age of 52. He was interred at Arlington National Cemetery, with full military honors.