Samuel Nelson
1792–1873 · Hebron, NY
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Supreme Court of the United States | Associate Justice | John Tyler (Whig) | Feb 13, 1845 | Retirement, 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
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 270 opinions from 1839 to 1875
- The Lottawanna 1875
- Alire v. United States 1871
- Adams v. United States 1871
- Willard v. Presbury 1871
- Reeside v. United States 1871
- Adams v. United States 1871
- Ayres v. United States 1871
- Miller v. McKenzie 1871
- Parmelee v. Lawrence 1871
- Messenger v. Mason 1871
- Bethell v. Demaret 1871
- Hannauer v. Woodruff 1871
- Pennsylvania v. Quicksilver Company 1871
- Texas v. Chiles 1871
- The Mabey 1870
- The Clinton Bridge 1870
- Ducat v. Chicago 1870
- Coddington v. Richardson 1870
- United States v. Vigil 1870
- Insurance Company v. Weide 1870
- Long v. Patton 1870
- Underhill v. Herndon 1870
- Underhill v. Patton 1870
- Sturtevant v. Herndon 1870
- Supervisors v. United States ex rel. Durant 1870
- Stimpson v. Woodman 1870
- City v. Lamson 1870
- United States v. Ayres 1870
- Kenosha v. Lamson 1870
- Flanders v. Tweed 1870
- Reilly v. Golding 1870
- Flanders v. Tweed 1870
- Justices v. Murray 1870
- Riley v. Welles 1870
- Willard v. Willard 1870
- Ex Parte Zellner 1870
- Ex parte Pargoud 1870
- Chicago v. Sheldon 1870
- United States v. Rocha 1870
- Wilkins v. Ellett 1870
- Burlington & Missouri River Railroad v. Mills County 1870
- Willard v. Tayloe 1870
- Railroad Co. v. Fremont County 1869
- United States v. Adams 1869
- Supervisors v. Durant 1869
- Clark v. Bousfield 1869
- Aldrich v. Aetna Co. 1869
- Veazie Bank v. Fenno 1869
- Bennet v. Fowler 1869
- The Eagle 1869
- Woodruff v. Parham 1869
- Wood-Paper Company v. Heft 1869
- Propeller Mohawk 1869
- Memphis City v. Dean 1869
- President of the Veazie Bank v. Fenno 1869
- Reeside v. United States 1869
- United States v. Mowry 1869
- United States v. Morgan 1869
- United States v. Burton 1869
- White's Bank v. Smith 1869
- Whiteley v. Kirby 1869
- Seymour v. Freer 1869
- Railroad Co. v. Jackson 1869
- The Georgia 1869
- The Siren 1869
- United States v. Shoemaker 1869
- White's Bank v. Robert Smith 1868
- Mandelbaum v. People 1868
- Alviso v. United States 1868
- Walkley v. City of Muscatine 1868
- The Battle 1868
- Smith v. Cockrill 1868
- United States v. Hart 1868
- Ex parte Milwaukee & Minnesota Railroad 1868
- City of Washington v. Dennison 1868
- The Wren 1868
- United States v. Alire 1868
- Mauran v. Insurance Co. 1868
- McClane v. Boon 1868
- Railroad Companies v. Chamberlain 1868
- Railroad Co. v. James 1868
- The Flying Scud 1867
- United States v. Alire 1867
- United States v. Alire 1867
- Walker v. Villavaso 1867
- United States v. Repentigny 1867
- The New York Indians 1867
- Mississippi v. Stanton 1867
- United States v. Commissioner 1867
- Wolcott v. Des Moines Co. 1867
- Railroad Co. v. Barron 1867
- Seaver v. Bigelows 1867
- Packet Co. v. Sickles 1867
- United States v. Quimby 1867
- Stanley v. Colt 1867
- Hansbrough v. Peck 1867
- Brown v. Bass 1867
- Brown v. Johnson 1867
- United States v. Allsbury 1866
- United States v. McMasters 1866