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Hughes, Richard (Joseph)

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Hughes, Richard (Joseph) (1909-1992)

US state governor and judge. As Democratic governor of New Jersey 1962-70, he fought unsuccessfully for a state income tax to improve the education system. As New Jersey Supreme Court chief justice 1974-79, he presided over the historic case that allowed Karen Ann Quinlan's parents to terminate her life-support system.

He was born in Florence, New Jersey. A lawyer, he served as a New Jersey county and superior court judge before opening his own practice in 1957.
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