John McKinley

1780–1852 · Culpeper County, VA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeMartin Van Buren (Democratic)Sep 25, 1837Death, Jul 19, 1852

Education

  • Read law, 1800

Professional Career

Private practice, Frankfort and Louisville, Kentucky, 1800-1819; Private practice, Huntsville, Alabama, 1819-1836; State representative, Alabama, 1820-1822, 1831, 1836; U.S. senator from Alabama, 1826-1831; U.S. representative from Alabama, 1833-1835; U.S. senator-elect from Alabama (appointed to the bench before he could take his seat), 1836

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