Stephen Johnson Field

Stephen Johnson Field

Nonpartisan

Prior offices

Supreme Court of the United States

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Education

Bachelor's

Williams College, 1837

Law

Read law, 1841

Personal

Birthplace

Connecticut

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. Field retired on December 1, 1897.^[1]

Matthews was one of five justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Lincoln. He served during The Taney Court, The Chase Court, The Waite Court and The Fuller Court.^[2]

Education

• Williams College, B.A., 1837
• Read law, 1841^[1]

Professional career

• 1859-1863: Chief justice, California Supreme Court
• 1857-1859: Justice, California Supreme Court
• 1850-1857: Private practice, Marysville, California
• 1850-1851: Member, California Assembly
• 1850: Private practice, San Francisco, California
• 1850: Alcalde, Marysville, California
• 1841-1848: Private practice, New York City ^[1]

See also

• History of the Supreme Court

External links

• Biography from the Law Library - American Law and Legal Information

Footnotes

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v • e Federal judges nominated by Abraham Lincoln
1861	Casey • Haight • Jackson • Lane • Williams
1862	Ballard • Davis • Fraser • Miller • Smith • Swayne • Trigg
1863	Cartter • Field • Field • Fisher • Olin • Peck • Wilmot • Withey
1864	Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie
1865	Baldwin • Benedict • Bullock • Krekel • Lowell • Nott