John Rutledge
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| John Rutledge | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George Washington |
| Active: | 9/26/1789 - 3/5/1791, 7/1/1795 - 12/28/1795 |
| Chief: | 7/1/1795 - 12/28/1795 |
| Preceded by: | New Seat |
| Succeeded by: | Thomas Johnson |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | September 18, 1739 |
| Home State: | Charleston, SC |
| Deceased: | June 21, 1800 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1760 |
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Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina
- Member, South Carolina House of Commons, 1761-1776
- Attorney general pro tem, State of South Carolina, 1764-1765
- Member, Stamp Act Congress, 1765
- Member, Continental Congress, 1774-1776, 1782-1783
- Member, South Carolina Council of Safety, 1776
- President, South Carolina General Assembly, 1776-1778
- State Governor, South Carolina, 1779-1782
- Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1782, 1784-1790
- Judge, Chancery Court of South Carolina, 1784-1790
- Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
- Member, South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution, 1788
- Chief justice, South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 1791-1795 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. He was confirmed on September 26, 1789, and received commission that same day. He resigned on March 5, 1791. [1] He was succeeded to this post by Thomas Johnson.
Rutledge was also nominated to serve as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court by President George Washington. Washington's appointment was not confirmed by the Senate and he left office on December 12 1785 after serving for only 5 months.[1]
See also
External links
- John Rutledge. Biography from the US Army Center of Military History
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Rutlege's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Supreme Court 1789–1791 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Thomas Johnson |
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| Washington |
Bedford • Blair • Brearley • Cushing • Duane • Hopkinson • Innes • Jay • Law • Lowell • Pendleton • Rutledge • Sewall • Sullivan • Wilson | ||
| 1790 |
Bee • Drayton • Griffin • Iredell • Marchant • Morris • Paca • Sitgreaves • Stokes | ||
| 1791 - 92 | Chipman • Johnson • Lewis • Peters | ||
| 1793 - 95 | |||
| 1796 | |||
| 1797 | |||
