Samuel Nelson

1792–1873 · Hebron, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeJohn Tyler (Whig)Feb 13, 1845Retirement, Nov 28, 1872

Education

  • Middlebury College, 1813
  • Read law, 1817

Professional Career

Private practice, Cortland, New York, 1817-; Postmaster, Cortland, New York, 1820-1823; Judge, New York State Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1823-1831; Associate justice, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, 1831-1845; chief justice, 1837-1845; Candidate for U.S. Senate from New York, 1845

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