James Alfred Pearce (April 2, 1840 – December 9, 1920)[1] was an American lawyer, and was a judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals from 1897 to 1912.

[1] Pearce attended public school and graduated from Washington College.

He graduated from Princeton University in 1860,[3] and thereafter began practicing law in Chestertown.

He practiced law for over 30 years before his appointment to the state's highest court in 1897.

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