Rufus Wheeler Peckham
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| Rufus Wheeler Peckham | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Grover Cleveland |
| Active: | 12/9/1895 - 10/24/1909 |
| Preceded by: | Howell Edmunds Jackson |
| Succeeded by: | Horace Harmon Lurton |
| Past post: | State of New York Court of Appeals |
| Past term: | 1886-1895 |
| Past post 2: | Supreme Court of the State of New York |
| Past term 2: | 1883-1886 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | November 8, 1838 |
| Home State: | Albany, NY |
| Deceased: | October 24, 1909 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1859 |
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Early life and 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]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
Peckham was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland on December 3, 1895 to a seat vacated by Howell Edmunds Jackson. 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] He was succeeded to this post by Horace Harmon Lurton.
See also
External links
- Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Peckham's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Howell Edmunds Jackson |
Supreme Court 1895–1909 Seat #4 |
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 | |||
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| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
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