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| Peter Vivian Daniel | |
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| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Martin Van Buren |
| Active: | 3/3/1841 - 5/31/1860 |
| Preceded by: | Philip Pendelton Barbour |
| Succeeded by: | Samuel Freeman Miller |
| Past post: | Eastern District of Virginia |
| Past term: | 4/19/1836 - 3/3/1841 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | April 24, 1784 |
| Home State: | Stafford County, VA |
| Deceased: | May 31, 1860 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1808 |
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Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1808
- Member, Virginia House of Delegates, 1809-1812
- Member, Virginia Privy Council, 1812-1835
- Commonwealth lieutenant governor, Virginia, 1818-1835 [1]
Federal judicial career
Supreme Court
Daniel was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Martin Van Buren on February 26, 1841 to fill the seat vacated by Philip Pendelton Barbour. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1841, and received commission the next day. He served until his death on May 31, 1860.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Samuel Freeman Miller.
Eastern District of Virginia
Daniel was nominated to the Eastern District of Virginia by President Andrew Jackson on April 6, 1836. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 19, 1836, and received commission the next day. He served until his appointment to the Supreme Court on March 3, 1841.[1] He was succeeded to this post by John Young Mason.
See also
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
External links
- Peter Vivian Daniel. Short biography from the Law Library website
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Justice Daniel's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Philip Pendelton Barbour |
Eastern District of Virginia 1836–1841 |
Succeeded by: John Young Mason |
| Preceded by: Philip Pendelton Barbour |
Supreme Court 1841–1860 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Samuel Freeman Miller |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Rebecca Smith • Mark Davis • James Spencer • Anthony Trenga • Liam O'Grady • Gerald Lee • Leonie Brinkema • Raymond Jackson • Henry Hudson • John A. Gibney • Arenda L. Wright Allen | ||
| Senior judges |
T.S. Ellis • Claude Hilton • James Cacheris • Robert Doumar • Henry Morgan • Jerome Friedman • Robert Payne • Albert Bryan, Jr. • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John F. Anderson • Ivan Davis • Hannah Lauck • Theresa Buchanan • Rawles Jones, Jr. • Tommy Miller • William Prince • Douglas E. Miller • David Novak • Lawrence Leonard • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Tucker • George Hay • Philip Pendelton Barbour • Peter Vivian Daniel • John Young Mason • James Dandridge Halyburton • John Curtiss Underwood • Robert William Hughes • Edmund Waddill • Richard Williams • Duncan Groner • Luther Way • Robert Nelson Pollard • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Joseph Clarke • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • Walter Kelley • Oren Lewis • John MacKenzie • Robert Merhige • David Warriner • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Spencer • Claude Hilton • James Cacheris • Albert Bryan, Sr. • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • John MacKenzie • Albert Bryan, Jr. • | ||
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| Jackson |
Campbell • Harper • McLean • Baldwin • Barbour • Harvey • Ellis • Irwin • Brown • Leavitt • Monroe • Tappan • Wayne • Adams • Daniel • Heath • Holman • Johnson • Judson • Taney • Wells • Catron • Wilkins | ||
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| Van Buren |
Daniel • Mahlon Dickerson • Philemon Dickerson • Gholson • Gilchrist • Lawrence • Mason • McKinley • Nicoll • Pennybacker | ||
