David Josiah Brewer
1837–1910 · Smyrna (now İzmir), Asia Minor (now Turkey)
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Circuit Courts for the Eighth Circuit | Judge | Chester A. Arthur (Republican) | Mar 31, 1884 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Jan 6, 1890 |
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Benjamin Harrison (Republican) | Dec 18, 1889 | Death, Mar 28, 1910 |
Education
- Albany Law School
- Yale College, A.B., 1856
- Read law, 1857
Professional Career
Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1858-1861; Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas, 1861-1862; Judge, Leavenworth County [Kansas] Probate and Criminal Courts, 1862-1865; Judge, Kansas District Court, First Judicial District, 1865-1869; City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1869-1870; Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1870-1884
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 659 opinions from 1879 to 1912
- Spaulding Mfg. Co. v. Roff 1912
- Osborn v. Froyseth 1910
- William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. v. United States 1910
- Board of Assessors of the Parish v. New York Life Insurance 1910
- William Cramp & Sons Ship & Engine Building Co. v. United States 1910
- Ballinger v. United States Ex Rel. Frost 1910
- Peckham v. Henkel 1910
- Price v. Henkel 1910
- Wagg v. Herbert 1910
- Lowrey v. Territory of Hawaii 1910
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad v. United States Ex Rel. Pitcairn Coal Co. 1910
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Illinois Central Railroad 1910
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Chicago & Alton Railroad 1910
- Union Pacific Railroad v. Harris 1910
- United States v. Sutton 1909
- United States v. Celestine 1909
- Interstate Commerce Commission v. Stickney 1909
- Fall v. Eastin 1909
- Washington v. Oregon 1909
- Adams Express Co. v. Kentucky 1909
- Matter of Riggs 1909
- Whitcomb v. White 1909
- Smithsonian Institution v. St. John 1909
- Hepner v. United States 1909
- Keerl v. Montana 1909
- Keller v. United States 1909
- American Express Co. v. Mullins 1909
- Ontario Land Co. v. Yordy 1909
- Continental Wall Paper Co. v. Louis Voight & Sons Co. 1909
- Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Larabee Flour Mills Co. 1909
- Beers v. Glynn 1909
- Knop v. Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company 1909
- El Paso & Southwestern Railroad v. Vizard 1909
- Washington v. Oregon 1908
- Berea College v. Kentucky 1908
- Brown v. Fletcher's Estate 1908
- In Re Wood and Henderson 1908
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. Taylor 1908
- St. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba Railway Co. v. Donohue 1908
- In Re Moore 1908
- McCabe & Steen Construction Co. v. Wilson 1908
- Armour Packing Co. v. United States 1908
- Henningsen v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of Baltimore 1908
- Muller v. Oregon 1908
- Bennett v. Bennett 1908
- Holt v. Murphy 1908
- Winters v. United States 1908
- Chin Yow v. United States 1908
- Vandalia Railroad v. Indiana Ex Rel. City of South Bend 1907
- Vail v. Arizona 1907
- Seaboard Air Line Railway v. Seegers 1907
- Love v. Flahive 1907
- Southern Railway Co. v. Tift 1907
- American Express Co. of NY v. Kentucky 1907
- Adams Express Co. v. Kentucky 1907
- Ballentyne v. Smith 1907
- Fields v. United States 1907
- Gila Bend Reservoir & Irrigation Co. v. Gila Water Co. 1907
- Davidson Steamship Co. v. United States 1907
- Love v. Flahive 1907
- Perovich v. United States 1907
- Northern Pacific Railway Co. v. Slaght 1907
- Wetmore v. Karrick 1907
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. United States for the Benefit of Kenyon 1907
- Bown v. Walling 1907
- Merchants Heat & Light Co. v. J. B. Clow & Sons 1907
- Wilson v. Shaw 1907
- Bachtel v. Wilson 1907
- Bachtel v. Wilson 1907
- Bachtel v. Wilson 1907
- Ex Parte Wisner 1906
- Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Florida Ex Rel. Ellis 1906
- Goudy v. Meath 1906
- Andrews v. Eastern Oregon Land Co. 1906
- O'CONOR v. Texas 1906
- Pearson v. Williams 1906
- United States v. Dieckerhoff 1906
- Whitney v. Dick 1906
- Oregon v. Hitchcock 1906
- West Chicago Street Railroad v. People Ex Rel. City of Chicago 1906
- Frenzer v. Wallace 1906
- Michigan Central Railroad v. Powers 1906
- Poppleton v. Wallace 1906
- Ex Parte National Enameling and Stamping Company 1906
- Ex parte Automatic Switch Co. 1906
- United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co. 1906
- Southern Pacific Railroad v. United States 1906
- Sjoli v. Dreschel 1905
- South Carolina v. United States 1905
- Gardner v. Michigan 1905
- Hartman v. Butterfield Lumber Co. 1905
- Hafemann v. Gross 1905
- Jack v. Kansas 1905
- Gila Bend Reservoir and Irrigation Company v. Gila Water Company 1905
- Lavagnino v. Uhlig 1905
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. Dashiell 1905
- Union Trust Co. v. Wilson 1905
- New York Ex Rel. Twenty-Third Street R. Co. v. New York State Bd. of Tax Comm'rs 1905
- New York ex rel. Twenty-Third Street Railway Co. v. New York State Board of Tax Commissioners 1905
- Board of Trade of Chicago v. Christie Grain & Stock Co. 1905