HomeMy WebLinkAboutjustice of peace historyEnfield Justice of Peace 1
18211 William Hunter, Moses Lovell, Walter Paine, Samuel Rolfe
1822 John Sutton
1822 Moses Lovell, Walter Paine; Samuel Rolfe
1823 Moses Lovell, Samuel Rolfe
1826 Reuben D. Lyon
1827 Moses Lovell Reuben Lyon
1828 Nathan Allen, Reuben D. Lyon, Samuel Rolfe, Amzi Wood
1829 Obadiah Chase, Samuel Rolfe, Amzi Wood
1830 Obadiah Chase, Samuel Kidder, Christopher Miller, Samuel Rolfe, Amzi Wood
1831 Obadiah Chase, Samuel Rolfe, Amzi Wood
1832 – 1833 Obadiah Chase, Samuel Kidder, Samuel Rolfe
1834 John Fish, Samuel Rolfe
1835 Obadiah Chase, John Fish, Samuel Rolfe, Charles Wright
1836 Obadiah Chase
1837 – 1838 Obadiah Chase, Amos Curry
1839 Obadiah Chase, Amos Curry, Huron Lewis
1840 Obadiah Chase, Amos Curry, Huron Lewis, John H. Smith
1841 – 1842 Amos Curry, Huron Lewis, Joshua Rumsey
1849 Pardon Brown, Benjamin Hungerford, Charles Mathews, Amos Miller
1850 Pardon Brown
1853 J.W. Fletcher
1857 E.S. Ford, William Marshall, J. Rolfe, S.P Sackett
1858 W. Darragh, Edwin S. Ford, Amos V. Lanning, William Marshall, J. Rolfe
1859 Edwin S. Ford, Amos V. Lanning, William Marshall
1860 – 1861 Edwin S. Ford, Amos V. Lanning, William Marshall, Samuel Rolfe
1862 – 1864 John P. Broas, Edwin S. Ford, William Marshall, Samuel Rolfe
1865 John P. Broas, William Marshall, C. Rockwell, Samuel Rolfe
1866 Daniel W. Bailey, Edwin S. Ford, William Marshall, E. VanMarter, Samuel Rolfe
1867 John M. Baker, Edwin S. Ford, William Marshall, Samuel Rolfe
1868 – 1869 John M. Baker, Orin Dearborn, Edwin S. Ford, William Marshall
1870 John M. Baker, James. M. Lanning, William Marshall
1871 John M. Baker, James. M. Lanning, Richard Leonard, William Marshall
1872 John M. Baker, James. M. Lanning, William Marshall
1873 Jehiel H. Bailey, James Lanning, William Marshall
1874 Jehial H. Bailey, Eliphalet Covell, James Lanning, William Marshall
1875 – 1876 Jehial H. Bailey, Elisha Horton, James Lanning, William Marshall
1877 Elisha Horton, James Lanning, William Marshall, Samuel Rolfe
1878 James Lanning, William Marshall, Samuel Rolfe
1879 Elisha Horton, James Lanning, Samuel Rolfe, William F. Smith
1880 – 1881 James Lanning, A.J. Pritchard, Samuel Rolfe, William F. Smith
1882 A.J. Pritchard, Burroughs Rumsey, William F. Smith
1883 John Burton, A.J. Pritchard, Burroughs Rumsey, William F. Smith
1884 – 1885 John Burton, Oscar Rolfe, Burroughs Rumsey, William F. Smith
1 References: Board of Supervisors Proceedings for Tompkins County. Ithaca, New York; Board of Elections of
Tompkins County; Minutes of the Town Board of Enfield; Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, NY. Copies of the Supervisors
Proceedings may be found on the Tompkins County Clerk’s website and Minutes of the Town Board can be found
on Enfield Town Website under Archives.
Enfield Justice of Peace 2
1886 Frank Aiken, John Burton, Oscar Rolfe, William F. Smith
1887 Frank Aiken, J.M. Lanning, William F. Smith
1888 Frank Aiken, J.M. Lanning, Stephen M. Oltz, William F. Smith
1889 – 1890 Frank Aiken, J.M. Lanning, Stephen M. Oltz, Daniel M. Searles
1891 Frank Aiken, J.M. Lanning, Daniel M. Searles, William F. Smith
1892 – 1894 Frank Aiken, James Hine, William F. Smith, Eugene Willis
1895 Frank Aiken, Henry A. Graham, James Hine, Eugene Willis
1896 Fran Aiken, Henry A. Graham, James H. Hine, George A. Lord
1897 – 1898 Henry A. Graham, Charles Fletcher, James Hine, George A. Lord
1899 James A. Hines, Charles Fletcher, Hiram A. Rockwell
1900 – 1901 Fred Chase, Charles Gray, Charles Fletcher, Hiram A. Rockwell
1902 – 1905 Fred Chase, Charles Gray, James McCracken, Hiram Rockwell
1906 – 1909 R.V. Egbert, John Johnson, James McCracken, Darwin Rumsey
1910 R.V. Egbert, William Huminston, John Johnson
1911 – 1913 Harry Havens, William Huminston, Charles F. Teeter, Luther Teeter
1914 Harry Havens, Fred Rumsey, Charles F. Teeter, Luther Teeter
1915 Fred Rumsey, Charles F. Teeter, Luther Teeter, Smith Weatherby
1916 H.D. Bailey, John Johnson, Fred Rumsey, Smith Weatherby
1917 Fred Rumsey, Charles Teeter, Luther Teeter, Smith Weatherby
1918 Bert Kirby, Charles Teeter, Smith Weatherby
1919 Albert Colegrove, Bert Kirby, Charles Teeter, Smith Weatherby
1920 – 1927 Albert Colegrove, Bert Kirby, Daniel Mitchell, J.C. Weatherby
1928 – 1929 Vernon Earl, Bert Kirby, Daniel Mitchell, Hiram Rockwell
1930 – 1931 Thomas Brown, Vernon Earl, Clayton Purdy, Hiram Rockwell
1932 – 1933 Thomas Brown, Vernon Earl, S. Harvey Stevenson
1934 – 1935 Thomas Brown, Vernon Earl, Hulse Smith, Jay Stamp
1936 – 1937 Thomas Brown, Daniel Mitchell, Clayton Purdy, Jay Stamp
1938 – 1943 Thomas Brown, Daniel Mitchell, Clayton Purdy, Abraham G. Updike
1944 – 1947 Fred Bock, James Coles, Hulse Smith,Abraham G. Updike
1948 – 1949 Fred Bock, Harold Laue, Hulse Smith,Abraham G. Updike
1950 – 1951 Fred Bock, Harold Laue, Hulse Smith, Morris Willis
1952 – 1955 Fred Bock, Harold Laue, Hulse Smith, Clair Updike
1956 Fred Bock, Hulse Smith, Clair Updike
1957 Fred Bock, Clair Updike, Morris Willis
1957 NYS Consolidated law 88 stated only 2 Justices of Peaces
1958 – 1959 Fred Bock, Clair Updike
1960 Fred Bock, David Henderson
1961 Fred Bock, Robert Bock
1962 – 1963 Robert Bock, Carlton Snyder
1964 – 1975 Robert Bock, T. Roger Brown
1976 – 1979 Robert Bock, Harold Clark
1977 NYS Justices of the Peace elected prior to July 1, 1977 served as members of
the Town Board.
1980 – 1983 Robert Bock, Merton Inman
1984 – 1986 Robert Bock, Merton Inma2n, Jake Smithers
2 Merton Inman resigns as Justice November 1984. Jake Smithers appointed in November to fill position.
Enfield Justice of Peace 3
1987 – 1990 Jake Smithers, Dale Townley
1991 Dale Townley, Randy Warden
1992 Jake Smithers, Dale Townley
1993 – 1995 Dale Townley, Randy Warden
1996 Betty Poole, Jane Murphy
1997 Betty Poole, Randy Warden
1998 Betty Poole, Jane Murphy
1999 Betty Poole, Randy Warden
2000 – 2003 Betty Poole, Jane Murphy
2004 – 2012 Betty Poole, James Varricchio
2013 – 2020 Betty Pool3
2013 – Public Referendum was held and approved to reduce the number of Enfield
Town Justices from two to one.
3 James Varricchio died in 2012. Betty Poole was Justice for both positions through March 2013. In March Betty Poole
was appointed as single Justice through December 2013.