Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . )<iratory schools in the entered Middlebury College in 1803 andgraduated in 1.^n7, in a class of only seven,liut among whom were a numlxn- of men whoafterwards became eminent. Soon after leav-ing college he entered the law otHce of Ebeii-ezer Marvin, jr., his maternal uncle, and afterpursuing the usual course of legal study wasadmitted to the bar of Eranklin county. Hefirst began practicing in East Berkshire, but alittle later removed to Sheldon, w
Memoirs of the judiciary and the bar of New England for the nineteenth century : with a history of the judicial system of New England . )<iratory schools in the entered Middlebury College in 1803 andgraduated in 1.^n7, in a class of only seven,liut among whom were a numlxn- of men whoafterwards became eminent. Soon after leav-ing college he entered the law otHce of Ebeii-ezer Marvin, jr., his maternal uncle, and afterpursuing the usual course of legal study wasadmitted to the bar of Eranklin county. Hefirst began practicing in East Berkshire, but alittle later removed to Sheldon, w lieie he wasin successful business six years. Removingthence to St. Albans he was there in activepractice until 1829, \\itli tlie excejition of theyears 1826 and 1827, when he was one of thejudges of the Supreme Court. In 1833 he left. STEPHEN ROYCE. residing in Sheldon, he served as states attor-ney for the county of Iranklin. In 1825 hewas elected one of the associate judges of theSu])reme Courl (if Nermont, and was re-electedin 1S2(!: again he was elected in 1827, butdeclined to acce[it the otHce for parsonal anddomestic reasons. Resuming his [iractice inSt. Albans he continued it only a short timewhen be was again ealleil upon to enter pub-lic life. In 1829 be was elected one of thejudges of the Supreme Court and by rei)eatedre-elections annually, most (if which were unan-imous, he was ediitiiiued (Ui the bench until1852, giving him twenfy-li\e years on the su-preme bench of the State, a longer term thanhas lieen held by any other supreme judge in\ermont, except the Hon. Jonathan Koss, nowsenator. On the retirement of Judge Will- 18 THE JVmCIARY AND THE BAR OE XEW ENGLAND. ianis from the l)eneli in 184(), Judge Ivoyce wasuiianinioiisly electeileliief justice, ami was fivetimes auiuially : in !
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