James Moore Wayne

This page is about a former justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. For other judges with a similar name, please see James Moore.

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James Moore Wayne
Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:	Former justice
Position:	Seat #6t*
Service:
Appointed by:	Andrew Jackson
Active:	1/9/1835 - 7/5/1867
Preceded by:	William Johnson, Jr.
Succeeded by:	Closed seat
Personal History
Born:	1790
Home State:	Savannah, GA
Deceased:	July 5, 1867
Bachelors:	College of New Jersey, 1808
Law School:	Read law, 1810
Military service:	U.S. Army, 1812-1815

James Moore Wayne (1790-1867) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1835 after an appointment from Andrew Jackson. At the time of his appointment, he was the U.S. Representative from Georgia. He served the Supreme Court until his death on July 5, 1867.

Early life and education

• College of New Jersey, 1808
• Read law, 1810

Military service

• U.S. Army Captain, 1812-1815

Professional career

• Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1810-1812
• Member, Georgia House of Representatives, 1815-1816
• Mayor, City of Savannah, 1816-1819
• Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1819-1824
• Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Savannah, Georgia, 1819-1824
• Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, 1824-1829
• U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1829-1835

Judicial career

Supreme Court of the United States

He was nominated by President Andrew Jackson on January 6, 1835 to fill the seat vacated by William Johnson, Jr.. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 9, 1835, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 5, 1867. In 1866, however, Congress wished to deny President Andrew Johnson any Supreme Court appointments, and therefore passed the Judicial Circuits Act, which provided that the next three Justices to retire would not be replaced; thus, the size of the Court would eventually reach seven by attrition. As a result, this seat was unfilled. The court returned to nine seat in 1869.

See also

• Supreme Court of the United States

External links

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

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: William Johnson, Jr.	Supreme Court 1835–1867 Seat #6t	Succeeded by: none - seat abolished

This judge was assigned the seat number 6t or 6 temporary not because it was designed to be a temporary post but because the seat was allowed to expire by the congress in 1867.