William Cushing
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| William Cushing | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Associate Justice |
| Position: | Seat #3 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George Washington |
| Active: | 9/27/1789 - 9/13/1810 |
| Preceded by: | New Seat |
| Succeeded by: | Joseph Story |
| Past post: | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court |
| Past chief: | 1777-1789 |
| Past term: | 1772 - 1789 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | March 1, 1732 |
| Home State: | Scituate, MA |
| Deceased: | September 13, 1810 |
| Bachelors: | Harvard College, A.B., 1751 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1755 |
Contents |
Professional career
- Private practice, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1755-1760
- Justice of the peace, Register of Deeds, and Probate Court Judge, Lincoln County, Massachusetts (now Maine), 1760-1772
- Judge, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1772-1777
- Chief judge, Superior Court of Massachusetts(Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court), 1777-1789 [1]
Early life and education
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 26, 1789, and received commission on September 27, 1789. He served until his death on September 13, 1810.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Joseph Story.
See also
External links
- William Cushing. Biography from "michealariens.com" (Michael Ariens is a Professor of Law)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Cushing's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Supreme Court 1789–1810 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Joseph Story |
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| Washington |
Bedford • Blair • Brearley • Cushing • Duane • Hopkinson • Innes • Jay • Law • Lowell • Pendleton • Rutledge • Sewall • Sullivan • Wilson | ||
| 1790 |
Bee • Drayton • Griffin • Iredell • Marchant • Morris • Paca • Sitgreaves • Stokes | ||
| 1791 - 92 | Chipman • Johnson • Lewis • Peters | ||
| 1793 - 95 | |||
| 1796 | |||
| 1797 | |||