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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1898–1925 Charles F. McLaughlin: Member, American-Mexican Claims Commission, 1943–1947 Member, Indian Claims Commission, 1947–1949: Representative, Nebraska, 1935–1943: U.S. District Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1949–1964 John McLean
John Blair Jr. (April 17, 1732 – August 31, 1800) was an American Founding Father, who signed the United States Constitution as a delegate from Virginia and was appointed an Associate Justice on the first U.S. Supreme Court by George Washington.
Marshall's Chief Justice nomination. With the Federalists divided between Hamilton and Adams, the Democratic-Republicans emerged victorious in the presidential election of 1800. [50] However, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both received 73 electoral votes, throwing the election to the Federalist-controlled House of Representatives.
Federalist Party members of the United States House of Representatives (14 C, 12 P) Federalist Party state governors of the United States (56 P) Federalist Party United States senators (11 C, 40 P)
Although Jefferson managed to repeal the Judiciary Act of 1801 and thus dismissed many lower level Federalist federal judges, the effort to impeach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase in 1804 failed. Led by the last great Federalist, John Marshall as Chief Justice from 1801 to 1835, the Supreme Court carved out a unique and powerful role as the ...
Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 116 people have served on the Court. The length of service on the Court for the 107 non-incumbent justices ranges from William O. Douglas's 36 years, 209 days to John Rutledge's 1 year, 18 days as associate justice and, separated by a period of years off the Court, his 138 days as chief justice.
While Chief Justice, Jay was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1790. [82] Jay served as Circuit Justice for the Eastern Circuit from the Spring of 1790, until the Spring of 1792. [83] He served as Circuit Justice for the Middle Circuit from the Spring of 1793, until the Spring of 1794. [83]
John Rutledge Jr. (September 17, 1739 – June 21, 1800) was an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist who served as one of the original associate justices of the Supreme Court and the second chief justice of the United States.