Charles Ambrose DeCourcy (September 23, 1857 – August 22, 1924)[1] was an American associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1911 to 1924. He was appointed by Governor Eugene Foss.

An illustration of DeCourcy for the Federal Art Project

Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, Decourcy earned a B.A. from Georgetown University in 1878 and a LL.B. from Boston University in 1880. In 1902, he was appointed to the Massachusetts Superior Court by Governor Winthrop M. Crane, and in 1911 was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, to succeed Arthur Prentice Rugg, who had been elevated to chief justice.[2]

DeCourcy died of a heart attack at the Soo-Nipi Park Lodge golf course clubhouse in New London, New Hampshire, at the age of 67.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Judge DeCourcy Dies At Golf Club House", The Boston Globe (August 23 1924), p. 1.
  2. ^ a b "Charles Ambrose DeCourcy | Mass.gov". www.mass.gov. Retrieved January 20, 2021.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
1911–1924
Succeeded by