Stephen Johnson Field
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Stephen Johnson Field (1816-1899) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln on March 6, 1863. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 10, 1863, and received commission that same day. He retired on December 1, 1897. [1]
Education
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1841-1848
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1850
- Private practice, Marysville, California, 1850-1857
- Alcalde, Marysville, California, 1850
- Member, California Assembly, 1850-1851
- Justice, California Supreme Court, 1857-1859
- Chief justice, California Supreme Court, 1859-1863 [1]
External links
- Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Justice Field's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Supreme Court 1863–1897 |
Succeeded by: Joseph McKenna |
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| 1861 | |||
| 1862 | |||
| 1863 |
Cartter • Field • Field • Fisher • Olin • Peck • Wilmot • Withey | ||
| 1864 |
Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie | ||
| 1865 | |||
