(Encyclopedia) Havoth-jairHavoth-jairhāˈvŏth-jāˈər [key], in the Bible, group of villages in Bashan and Gilead, E of the Jordan. They were named for Jair son of Manasseh or for Jair the judge. It…
(Encyclopedia) Peters, Richard, 1744–1828, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. After serving as secretary of the board of war (1776–81), he was briefly in the Continental Congress (1782–83) and then in…
(Encyclopedia) Jeffreys of Wem, George Jeffreys, 1st Baron, 1645?–1689, English judge under Charles II and James II. A notoriously cruel judge, he presided over many of the trials connected with the…
A list of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders currently serving in the 113th Congress. There are eleven members in the House of Representatives and one in the Senate. State…
A list of the Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders currently serving in the 114th Congress. There are 13 members in the House of Representatives and 1 in the Senate. State…
(Encyclopedia) Hopkinson, Joseph, 1770–1842, American jurist, b. Philadelphia; son of Francis Hopkinson. A successful lawyer, he helped to defend (1804) Justice Samuel Chase in impeachment…
(Encyclopedia) PuahPuahpy&oomacr;ˈə [key], in the Bible. 1 Midwife ordered by Pharaoh to kill Jewish boys at birth. 2 Father of the judge Tola. 3 See Phuvah.
(Encyclopedia) Bradshaw, John, 1602–59, English regicide judge. In 1649 he was made president of the parliamentary commission to try Charles I, other lawyers of greater prominence having refused the…
