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Monroe through Buchanon Nominees (1823-1858)

SMith thompson (1823-1843)
Monroe cabinet
Ran for office from the bench
Marshall opponent

Biography
robert Trimble (1826-28)
Judge from Kentucky
Picked by John Quincy Adams
Killed by a fever

Biography
John McLean (1829-61)
Jackson appointee
Politically active
Dred Scottt dissenter

Biography
Henry Baldwin (1830-44)
Connecticut born
Admirer of John Marshall
Financial troubles

Biography
james moore wayne (1835-67)
Deep roots in Georgia
Stayed on Court through Civil War
Strong Federalist

Biography
Phillip Barbour (1836-41)
Born in Virginia
Strict construction and states’ rights
Died from heart attack

Biography
john catron (1837-65)
Judge in Tennessee
Picked when Court increased to nine
Opposed secession

Biography
john mckinley (1837-52)
Born in Virginia
Alabama Senator
Wrote few opinions

Biography
Peter Daniel (1841-60)
Picked by Van Buren
Wrote on eminent domain
Dred Scott concurrence

Biography
samuel nelson (1845-72)
New York Supreme Court
President Tyler’s fifth choice
Undistinguished term

Biography
LEVI WOODBURY (1845-51)
Cabinet member
New Hampshire Politician
Appointed by Polk

Biography
Robert Grier (1846-70)
From Pennsylvania
Upheld Lincoln’s port blockade
Left Court in bad health

Biography
benjamin curtis (1851-57)
Fillmore appointee
First Justice with law degree
Quit after Dred Scott

Biography
John Archibald Campbell (1853-61)
Picked by Franklin Pierce
Quit as Civil War began
Served on side of South

Biography
nathan clifford (1858-81)
Served in three branches
Appointed by Buchanan
Lengthy opinions

Biography

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