San Francisco County
Biographies
Joseph
A. Joyce
Joseph A. Joyce,
a prominent lawyer of San Francisco, is a native of Connecticut, where he was
born in 1856. His parents and ancestors
were natives of New England. His father,
Charles Joyce, and his mother are still living there. Mr. Joyce attended school in his native
State, graduated at Cheshire Academy, and entered Trinity College,
Hartford. Owing, however, to a lack of
means, he gave up a college course and entered the law office of Colonel Nelson
White, then State Attorney, where he pursued his legal studies. He was admitted to the bar in Connecticut in
1878, and was successfully engaged in the practice of law there for ten years. While there he was appointed Town Attorney of
Bridgeport, and was acting Coroner of Fairfield county
for several years. On account of ill
health he came to California, in 1888, and became associated with Judge
Hamilton, one of the oldest members of the California bar, as well as one of
the ablest Judges in that State, and since then has practiced his profession
here. While engaged in general practice
he has given much attention to mining law.
Mr. Joyce was assistant editor of the American State Reports, published
by Bancroft &
Whitney. He has written much for law
periodicals, the American and English Encyclopedia of Law, and Lawson’s Rights,
Remedies and Practice.
Transcribed
Karen L. Pratt.
Source:
"The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, pages 648, Lewis Publishing
Co, 1892.
©
2005 Karen L. Pratt.