John Duer
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John Duer was a New York jurist
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. He began practice in Orange County, New York
, and moved to New York City
about 1820, where he acquired reputation as an insurance lawyer. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821, and in 1825 was appointed one of the commissioners to revise the statutes law of the state, and afforded valuable assistance in the preparation of the first half of the work. He was elected an associate judge of the New York Superior Court, and, on the death of Judge Thomas J. Oakley in 1857, became Chief Justice.
At the time of his death, he was editing Duer's Reports of the Decisions of the Superior Court, the sixth volume of which he left incomplete.
Jurist
A jurist or jurisconsult is a professional who studies, develops, applies, or otherwise deals with the law. The term is widely used in American English, but in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth countries it has only historical and specialist usage...
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Biography
He was the son of William and Catherine Duer. He entered the army in his sixteenth year, but after two years left the service for the study of lawLaw
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
. He began practice in Orange County, New York
Orange County, New York
Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area and is located at the northern reaches of the New York metropolitan area. The county sits in the state's scenic Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley...
, and moved to New York City
New York City
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about 1820, where he acquired reputation as an insurance lawyer. He was a delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1821, and in 1825 was appointed one of the commissioners to revise the statutes law of the state, and afforded valuable assistance in the preparation of the first half of the work. He was elected an associate judge of the New York Superior Court, and, on the death of Judge Thomas J. Oakley in 1857, became Chief Justice.
Works
- A Lecture on the Law of Representations in Marine Insurance, with Notes and Illustrations (New York, 1844)
- A Treatise on the Law and Practice of Marine Insurance, which has became a standard authority in the United States (2 vols., 1845-46)
- A Discourse on the Life, Character, and Public Services of James Kent, Chancellor of the State of New York, delivered by request before the judiciary and bar of the city and county of New York (12 April 1848)
- Three of the Revised Statutes of the State, in connection with Benjamin F. Butler and John C. Spencer
At the time of his death, he was editing Duer's Reports of the Decisions of the Superior Court, the sixth volume of which he left incomplete.