Rufus Wheeler Peckham
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Rufus Wheeler Peckham (1838-1909) was a federal judge on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Education
Professional career
- Private practice, Albany, New York, 1859-1883
- District attorney, Albany County, New York, 1869-1872
- Corporation counsel, City of Albany, New York, 1881-1883
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1883-1886
- Justice, State of New York Court of Appeals, 1886-1895 [1]
Federal judicial career
Peckham was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland on December 3, 1895. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 9, 1895, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 24, 1909. [1]
External links
- Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justice Peckham's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
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| Preceded by: Howell Edmunds Jackson | Supreme Court 1895–1909 | Succeeded by: Horace Harmon Lurton |
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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 | ||
| 1897 | |||
