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| Melville Weston Fuller | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Chief Justice |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Grover Cleveland |
| Active: | 7/20/1888 - 7/4/1910 |
| Preceded by: | Morrison Waite |
| Succeeded by: | Edward Douglass White |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 11, 1833 |
| Home State: | Augusta, ME |
| Deceased: | July 4, 1910 |
| Bachelors: | Bowdoin College, A.B., 1853 |
| Law School: | Read law |
| Grad. School: | Bowdoin College, A.M., 1856 |
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Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Augusta, Maine, 1855-1856
- Editor, Augusta Age, 1855-1856
- President, Common Council of Augusta, Maine, 1856
- City solicitor, Augusta, Maine, 1856
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1856-1888
- Delegate, Illinois Constitutional Convention, 1862
- Illinois state representative, 1863-1865 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on April 30, 1888. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 20, 1888, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on July 4, 1910.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Edward Douglass White.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Fuller's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Morrison Waite |
Supreme Court 1888–1910 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Edward Douglass White |
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| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
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