Levi Woodbury

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Levi Woodbury
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Current Court Information:
Supreme Court of the United States
Title:   Former Justice
Position:   Seat #3
Service:
Appointed by:   James Polk
Active:   1/3/1846 - 9/4/1851
Preceded by:   Joseph Story
Succeeded by:   Benjamin Robbins Curtis
Personal History
Born:   December 22, 1789
Home State:   Francestown, NH
Deceased:   September 4, 1851
Bachelors:   Dartmouth College, 1809
Law School:   Read law, 1812

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Levi Woodbury (1789-1851) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1846 after an appointment from James Polk. At the time of appointment, he was a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire. He served until his death on September 4, 1851.[1]

Early life and education

  • Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
  • Dartmouth College, 1809
  • Read law, 1812 [1]

Professional career

  • Private practice, Francestown, New Hampshire, 1812-1816
  • Clerk, New Hampshire State Senate, 1816-1817
  • Associate justice, State Superior Court, New Hampshire, 1817-1823
  • State Governor, New Hampshire, 1823-24
  • Private practice, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 1824
  • Speaker of the house, New Hampshire House of Representatives, 1825
  • U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1825-1831
  • Elected to serve in New Hampshire state Senate in 1831, but did not serve due to appointment as Secretary of the Navy
  • U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1831-1834
  • U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, 1834-1841
  • U.S. Senator from New Hampshire, 1841-1845 [1]

Judicial career

Supreme Court of the United States

He received a recess appointment from President James Polk on September 20, 1845. On December 23, 1845, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 3, 1846, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on September 4, 1851.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Benjamin Robbins Curtis.

See also

External links

  • Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Woodbury's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Joseph Story 		Supreme Court
1846–1851
Seat #3 		Succeeded by:
Benjamin Robbins Curtis


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