CHAPTER 8. THIS CHAPTER IS DEDICATED TO THE EMINENT JURISTS WHO HAVE OCCUPIED AND CONTINUE TO OCCUPY THE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, CHIEF JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. JOHN JAY, of New York, appointed by the President with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, 26th September, 1789. Nominated 16th, and confirmed 19th April, 1794, Envoy Extraordinary to England. Resigned as Chief Justice. Successor appointed 1st July, 1795. JOHN RUTLEDGE, of South Carolina, appointed 1st July, 1795, in recess of Senate, in place of John Jay resigned, and presided on the Bench at August term, 1795. Nominated 10th, and rejected by the Senate 15th December, 1795. WILLIAM CUSHING, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 27th January, 1796, in place of John Jay, resigned. Declined the appointment. He was then an Associate Justice. OLIVER ELLSWORTH, of Connecticut. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 4th March, 1796, in place of W. Cushing, declined. Appointed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to France, 27th February, 1799. He presided on the Bench at the August term, 1799. Proceeded on his mission to France, 3d November, 1799. Resigned as Chief Justice. Successor appointed 19th December, 1800. JOHN JAY, Governor of New York. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 19th December, 1800, in place of Oliver Ellsworth, resigned. Declined the appointment. JOHN MARSHALL, Secretary of State.* Nomination confirmed 27th, and appointed, &c., 31st January, 1801, in place of John Jay, declined. Died in 1835. ROGER B. TANEY, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed and appointed, &c., 15th March, 1836, in the place of John Marshall, deceased. ASSOCIATE JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. JOHN RUTLEDGE, of South Carolina. Nomination confirmed and appointed 26th September, 1789. Resigned, and Thomas Johnson appointed. WILLIAM CUSHING, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed 26th, and appointed 27th September, 1789. Died, and Levi Lincoln appointed. JAMES WILSON, of Pennsylvania. Nomination confirmed 26th, and appointed 29th September, 1789. Died, and Bushrod Washington appointed. JOHN BLAIR, of Virginia. Nomination confirmed 26th, and appointed 30th September, 1789. Resigned, and Samuel Chase appointed. ROBERT H. HARRISON, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed 26th September, 1789. Resigned, and James Iredell appointed. JAMES IREDELL, of North Carolina. Appointed in recess of Senate, * John Marshall, Secretary of State, was nominated to the Senate as Chief Justice the 20th January, 1801, was confirmed on the 27th, commissioned 31st January, and presided on the Bench of the Supreme Court from the 4th to the 9th February, or during February term, 1801. From a message of the President to Congress, accompanied by a report from John Marshall, Secretary of State, dated 27th February, 1801, it appears that he also continued to act in the latter capacity until that day, and from other circumstances that he continued to act as such un'il the 3d March, 1801, on which day the then administration terminated. in place of Robert H. Harrison, resigned. Nomination confirmed and appointed 10th February, 1790. Died, and Alfred Moore appointed. THOMAS JOHNSON, of Maryland. Appointed 5th August, 1791, in recess of Senate, in place of John Rutledge, resigned. Nomination confirmed and appointed 7th November, 1791. Resigned, and William Paterson appointed. WILLIAM PATERSON, Governor of New Jersey. Nomination confirmed and appointed 4th March, 1793, in place of Thomas Johnson, resigned. Died, and Brockholst Livingston appointed. SAMUEL CHASE, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed and appointed 27th January, 1796, in place of John Blair, resigned. Died, and Gabriel Duval appointed. BUSHROD WASHINGTON, of Virginia. Appointed 29th September, 1798, in recess of Senate, in place of James Wilson, deceased. Nomination confirmed and appointed 20th December, 1798. Died, and Henry Baldwin appointed. ALFRED MOORE, of North Carolina. Nomination confirmed and appointed 10th December, 1799, in place of James Iredell, deceased. Resigned, and William Johnson appointed. WILLIAM JOHNSON, of South Carolina. Nomination confirmed and appointed 26th March, 1804, in place of Alfred Moore, resigned. (Confirmed and appointed Collector of the Customs 22d Feb. 1819, and declined the appointment.) Died in 1834, and James M. Wayne appointed. THOMAS TODD, of Kentucky. Nomination confirmed 2d, and appointed 3d March, 1807. BROCKHOLST LIVINGSTON, of New York. Appointed 10th November, 1806, in recess of Senate, in place of William Paterson, deceased. Nomination confirmed and appointed 17th December, 1806. Died, and Smith Thompson appointed. LEVI LINCOLN, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and ap pointed 3d January, 1811, in place of William Cushing, deceased. Declined the appointment, and John Quincy Adams appointed. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and appointed 22d February, 1811, in place of Levi Lincoln, declined. Declined the appointment, and Joseph Story appointed. GABRIEL DUVAL, of Maryland. Nomination confirmed and appointed 18th November, 1811, in the place of Samuel Chase, deceased. Resigned, and Philip P. Barbour appointed. JOSEPH STORY, of Massachusetts. Nomination confirmed and ap pointed 18th November, 1811, in place of John Quincy Adams, declined. Died and Levi Woodbury appointed. SMITH THOMPSON, of New York. Appointed 1st September, 1823, in recess of the Senate, in place of Brockholst Livingston, deceased. Nomination confirmed and appointed 9th December, 1823. Died, and Samuel Nelson appointed. ROBERT TRIMBLE, of Kentucky. Nomination confirmed and appointed 9th May, 1826, in the place of Thomas Todd, deceased. Died, and John McLean appointed. JOHN MCLEAN, of Ohio. Nomination confirmed and appointed 7th March, 1829, in the place of Robert Trimble, deceased. HENRY BALDWIN, of Pennsylvania. Nomination confirmed and appointed 6th January, 1830, in place of Bushrod Washington, deceased. Died, and R. C. Grier appointed. JAMES M. WAYNE, of Georgia. Nomination confirmed and ap pointed 9th January, 1835, in place of William Johnson, deceased. PHILIP P. BARBOUR, of Virginia. Nomination confirmed and appointed 15th March, 1836, in place of Gabriel Duval, resigned. Died, and P. V. Daniel appointed. JOHN CATRON, of Tennessee. pointed 8th March, 1837. WILLIAM SMITH, of Alabama. Nomination confirmed and ap Nomination confirmed and ap pointed 8th March, 1837. Declined the appointment, and John McKinley appointed. JOHN MCKINLEY, of Alabama. Appointed 22d April, 1837, in recess of the Senate, in place of William Smith, declined. Nominationed confirmed and appointed 25th September, 1837. PETER V. DANIEL, of Virginia. Nomination confirmed and appointed 3d March, 1841, in place of Philip P. Barbour, deceased. SAMUEL NELSON, of New York. Nomination confirmed and appointed, 14th February, 1845, in place of Smith Thompson, deceased. LEVI WOODBURY, of New Hampshire. Appointed 20th September, 1845, in recess of the Senate, in place of Joseph Story, deceased. Nomination confirmed and appointed 3d January, 1846. ROBERT C. GRIER, of Pennsylvania. Nomination confirmed and appointed 4th August, 1846, in place of Henry Baldwin, deceased. CLERKS OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. JOHN TUCKER, of Massachusetts, appointed Feb. 3, 1790. Resigned. MARSHALS OF THE UNITED STATES ATTENDANT ON THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES. Under the construction of the judiciary act of 1789, the Marshals of all the Districts were required to attend the sessions of the Supreme Court, until, by the act of 9th June, 1794, the Marshal of the district alone in which the court shall sit was required to attend its sessions. DAVID LENOX, Marshal Dist. of Pa., attended Jan. 28, 1794 to Feb. 1801. Feb. 1, 1808, to Aug. 1818. Dec. 5, 1848, to Dec. 1849. |