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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.
The California Supreme Court Historical Society (CSCHS) describes itself as "a non-profit public benefit corporation dedicated to recovering, preserving, and promoting California’s legal and judicial history, with a particular emphasis on the State’s highest court." [1] It is chaired by Patricia Guerrero, the chief justice of California. [2]
After his term ended, he became Chief Justice of the Iowa Supreme Court. After one year in office, Hastings resigned and moved to California. He was appointed to the California Supreme Court as Chief Justice a few months later. He won an election to be Attorney General of California, and assumed office shortly after his term as Chief Justice ...
Beatty held the position of Chief Justice for over 25 years until he died in office on August 4, 1914, and Matt I. Sullivan assumed the post. [20] In 1904, Beatty supported an amendment to the California Constitution to create three divisions of a Court of Appeals to reduce the case load of the Supreme Court. [21]
[9] [10] [11] He won the election and served from November 15, 1855, to September 12, 1859, as a State Supreme Court Justice; from September 18, 1857, to the end of his term, he was the 4th Chief Justice of California. [12] In 1856, the San Francisco Committee of Vigilance challenged the corrupt city government controlled by David C. Broderick ...
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]
21st Chief Justice of California; In office January 1, 1926 – June 6, 1940: Preceded by: Louis Wescott Myers: Succeeded by: Phil S. Gibson: Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court; In office November 25, 1921 – January 1, 1926: Appointed by: Governor William Stephens: Preceded by: Lucien Shaw: Succeeded by: Jesse W. Curtis Sr.
The departed justices included the sixth Chief Justice Stephen Johnson Field, who was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. Supreme Court, becoming the first Californian to serve on the high court. In 1863, a constitutional amendment meant all of the seats of the Supreme Court of California were open for election. [8]