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The Panic of 1893 was an economic depression in the United States. It began in February 1893 and officially ended eight months later, but the effects from it continued to be felt until 1897. [ 1 ] It was the most serious economic depression in history until the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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.
Among the current members of the court, Clarence Thomas's tenure of 12,139 days (33 years, 85 days) [B] is the longest, while Ketanji Brown Jackson's 931 days (2 years, 200 days) [B] is the shortest. The table below ranks all United States Supreme Court justices by time in office.
For them, the Gilded Age was marked by depressions, unemployment and bloody strikes. The 1873 depression lasted until at least 1877. The 1880s brought mass demonstrations, and, in 1886, the first anarchist bombing. Strikes spread across the country in 1894. The depression of 1893 lasted until 1897. [54] [55]
The Supreme Court of California is the highest and final court of appeals in the courts of the U.S. state of California. It is headquartered in San Francisco at the Earl Warren Building , [ 1 ] but it regularly holds sessions in Los Angeles and Sacramento . [ 2 ]
The Supreme Court of California is the highest judicial body in the state and sits at the apex of the judiciary of California. [1] Its membership consists of the Chief Justice of California and six associate justices who are nominated by the Governor of California and appointed after confirmation by the California Commission on Judicial Appointments. [2]
It's a question many have about the U.S.'s highest court—and the rationale dates back to America's founding. The post Why Do Supreme Court Justices Serve for Life? appeared first on Reader's Digest.
De Haven was an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from December 18, 1890, to January 7, 1895, filling the unexpired term of Charles N. Fox. [14] In June 1894, he lost a bid for renomination at the Republican convention. [15] [16] After stepping down from the court, he returned to private practice in Eureka between 1895 and 1897.