Clarence E. Case

Clarence E. Case
Clarence E. Case
Acting Governor of New Jersey
	In office; January 13, 1920 – January 20, 1920
Preceded by	William Nelson Runyon (acting)
Succeeded by	Edward I. Edwards ; as Governor
Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court
	In office; 1945–1948
Preceded by	Thomas J. Brogan
Succeeded by	Arthur T. Vanderbilt
Member of the New Jersey Senate
	In office; 1918-1929
Personal details
Born	Clarence Edwards Case; September 24, 1877; Jersey City, New Jersey
Died	September 3, 1961 (aged 83); Somerville, New Jersey
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Anna Gist Rogers; Mrs. Ruth Weldon Griggs

Clarence Edwards Case (September 24, 1877, Jersey City, New Jersey – September 3, 1961, Somerville, New Jersey) was the acting governor of New Jersey in 1920.

Case graduated from Rutgers University in and was awarded a LL.B. degree from New York Law School in 1902. He practiced as a lawyer, and was clerk of the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee from 1908 to 1910. From 1918 to 1929, he was a member of the New Jersey Senate representing Somerset County. As senate president he served as acting governor from January 13, 1920, until January 20, 1920, in the week between the end of the term of William Nelson Runyon, the preceding acting governor, and the start of Edward I. Edwards' term as governor.^[1] Case served on the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1929 to 1952, and was the Chief Justice from 1946 to 1948.

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

His nephew, Clifford P. Case represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives (1945–1953) and United States Senate (1955–1979).^[2]

References

^ Peterson, Iver (October 21, 2001). "On Politics: The State's Next Governor? It Isn't Who You Think It Is". The New York Times. p. 14NJ-2. Retrieved August 2, 2007. "Senate President Clarence Case was acting governor for a week in 1920 and then went on to become a state Supreme Court justice, serving as a role model for his nephew, the late senator Clifford Case, who always cited his uncle as his reason for going into public life."
^ "A Political Microcosm", Time, October 18, 1954. Accessed August 3, 2007. "His uncle, Clarence E. Case, now living in retirement in Somerville, was a state senator and for 23 years a State Supreme Court Justice."

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Political offices
Preceded by William Nelson Runyon Acting Governor	Acting Governor of New Jersey 1920	Succeeded by Edward I. Edwards Governor
Preceded by William Nelson Runyon	President of the New Jersey Senate 1920	Succeeded by Collins B. Allen
Legal offices
Preceded by Thomas J. Brogan	Chief Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court 1948–1952	Succeeded by Arthur T. Vanderbilt