Alexander Smith Johnson

1817–1878 · Utica, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second CircuitJudgeUlysses Grant (Republican)Dec 15, 1875Death, Jan 26, 1878

Education

  • Yale College, 1835
  • Read law, 1838

Professional Career

Private practice, Utica, New York, 1838-1839, 1859-1865, 1869-1873; Private practice, New York City, 1839-1851; Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1851-1859, 1874-1875; Treaty commissioner, treaty with Great Britain settling the claims of the Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural Companies, 1865-1869; Member, New York State Commission on Appeals, 1873-1874

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