James Moore Wayne

1790–1867 · Savannah, GA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeAndrew Jackson (Democratic)Jan 9, 1835Death, Jul 5, 1867

Education

  • College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), 1808
  • Read law, 1810

Professional Career

Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1810-1812, 1819-1824; U.S. Army captain, 1812-1815; State representative, Georgia, 1815-1816; Mayor, Savannah, Georgia, 1816-1819; Judge, Court of Common Pleas and Oyer and Terminer for the City of Savannah [Georgia], 1819-1824; Judge, Superior Court of Georgia, 1824-1829; U.S. representative from Georgia, 1829-1835

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