Joseph G. Baldwin

Joseph Glover Baldwin (January 21, 1815 - January 2, 1864) was an American attorney and humor writer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from October 2, 1858 to January 2, 1862. Born in Winchester, Virginia, Baldwin was educated in Stanton, Virginia, and studied law in the office of his uncle, Judge Briscoe G. Baldwin, to become a lawyer. In 1836, he moved to DeKalb County, Alabama, thereafter moving to Gainesville, Alabama in 1838. There he practiced law with J. Bliss, Esquire,

Joseph G. Baldwin

Joseph Glover Baldwin (January 21, 1815 - January 2, 1864) was an American attorney and humor writer who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from October 2, 1858 to January 2, 1862. Born in Winchester, Virginia, Baldwin was educated in Stanton, Virginia, and studied law in the office of his uncle, Judge Briscoe G. Baldwin, to become a lawyer. In 1836, he moved to DeKalb County, Alabama, thereafter moving to Gainesville, Alabama in 1838. There he practiced law with J. Bliss, Esquire,