David Josiah Brewer

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David Josiah Brewer (1837-1910) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States.

Federal judicial career

Eighth Circuit

Prior to becoming a justice of the Supreme Court, Brewer was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit. He was nominated to this position by President Chester Arthur on March 25, 1884. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 1884 and received commission that same day. He served until January 6, 1890. ^[1]

Supreme Court

Justice Brewer was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Benjamin Harrison on December 4, 1889. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 1889 and received commission that same day. He served on until his death on March 28, 1910. ^[1]

Education

• Albany Law School
• Yale University, A.B., 1856
• Read law, 1857 ^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1858-1861
• Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas, 1861-1862
• Judge, Probate and Criminal Courts, Leavenworth County, Kansas, 1862-1865
• Judge, First Judicial District, Kansas, 1865-1869
• City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1869-1870
• Judge, Kansas Supreme Court, 1870-1884 ^[1]

External links

• Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: George Washington McCrary	Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit 1884–1890	Succeeded by: Henry Clay Caldwell
Preceded by: Stanley Matthews	Supreme Court 1889–1910	Succeeded by: Charles Evans Hughes

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