James Moore Wayne
1790–1867 · Savannah, GA
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | Andrew Jackson (Democratic) | Jan 9, 1835 | Death, 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
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 108 opinions from 1835 to 1874
- Mitchell v. United States 1874
- Shrewsbury v. United States 1874
- Bulkley v. United States 1874
- Butt v. Ellett 1873
- Mayor v. Lord 1870
- Same v. Same 1869
- Roberts v. Graham 1868
- Goodrich v. The City 1866
- Fennerstein's Champagne 1866
- Tobey v. Leonards 1865
- Spain v. Hamilton's Administrator 1864
- Ex Parte Vallandigham 1864
- Pomeroy's Lessee v. State Bank 1863
- Ex parte Vallandigham 1863
- Roosevelt v. Meyer 1863
- Griffing v. Gibb 1863
- Moran v. the Commissioners of Miami County 1863
- Mississippi & Missouri Railroad v. Ward 1863
- Wright v. Bales 1863
- The Steamer New Philadelphia 1862
- Johnston v. Jones 1862
- Nelson v. Woodruff 1862
- Laflin v. Herrington 1862
- Gaines v. Hennen 1861
- Hall v. Papin 1861
- George W. Day, Bowen Matlock, Isaac H. Frothingham, and George W. Warner v. William A. Washburn and John A. Keith 1860
- United States v. Gomez 1860
- Fuentes v. United States 1860
- Very v. Watkins 1860
- Kilbourne v. State Savings Inst. of St. Louis 1860
- Lawrence v. Tucker 1860
- Wiseman v. Chiappella 1860
- United States v. Widow & Heirs of West 1860
- United States Ex Rel. Crawford v. Addison 1860
- Irvine v. Redfield 1860
- Adams v. Preston 1860
- Brittan v. Barnaby 1859
- Barber v. Barber Ex Rel. Cronkhite 1859
- Allen v. Newberry 1859
- Maguire v. Card 1859
- United States v. City Bank of Columbus 1859
- McKINLAY v. MORRISH 1859
- Sampson v. Peaslee 1858
- Beebe v. Russell 1857
- Farrelly v. Woodfolk 1857
- Field v. Seabury 1857
- Field v. Seabury 1857
- Mordecai v. Lindsay 1857
- Roberts v. Cooper 1856
- Lea v. The Alexander 1856
- Goslee v. Shute's 1856
- Solomon S. Masters v. Frederick L. Barreda 1856
- The Union Bank of Tennessee v. Jolly's Adm'rs. 1856
- Mechanics' and Trders' Bank v. Thomas 1856
- United States v. Reading 1856
- Booth v. Clark 1855
- Bogart v. the Steamboat John Jay 1855
- Raymond v. Tyson 1855
- Early v. Doe 1854
- CROSS v. Harrison 1854
- Chouteau v. Molony 1854
- Brooks v. Fiske 1854
- Kearney v. Taylor 1854
- Broome v. United States 1854
- Perkins v. Fourniquet 1853
- Troy Iron & Nail Factory v. Corning 1853
- Le Roy v. Tatham 1853
- Lawler v. James H. 1852
- Hill v. Tucker 1852
- Goodall v. Tucker 1852
- Tyler v. Black 1852
- Fretz v. Bull 1852
- United States v. Ferreira 1852
- Teal v. Felton 1852
- Moore v. Brown 1851
- United States v. Turner 1851
- United States v. Brooks 1851
- Townsend v. Jemison 1850
- Davis v. Police Jury of the Parish of Concordia 1850
- Wilson v. Simpson 1850
- Williamson v. Irish Presbyterian Congregation of City of New York 1850
- Williamson v. Ball 1850
- Pease v. Dwight 1848
- Sewall v. Chamberlain 1847
- Buckley v. United States 1846
- Levi v. Thompson 1845
- Gordon v. Appeal Tax Court 1845
- Adams v. Roberts 1844
- McKenna v. Fisk 1843
- Morris v. Nixon 1843
- Bradstreet v. Potter 1842
- United States v. Miranda 1842
- Kane v. Paul 1840
- Lessee of Lattimer v. Poteet 1840
- The New England Insurance Company v. the Sarah Ann 1839
- Keene v. Whittaker 1839
- United States v. Drummond 1839
- The US v. the Heirs of Fernando De La Maza Arredondo 1839
- The United States v. William Mills' Heirs 1838
- United States v. Kingsley 1838