Alexander Smith Johnson

Biography of Alexander Smith Johnson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Johnson
• First Name: Alexander
• Middle Name: Smith
• Date of Birth: July , 30 , 1817
• Place of Birth (POB): Utica , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: January , 26 , 1878
• Place of Death (POD): Nassau , Bahamas
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Alexander Smith Johnson Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Ulysses Grant ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/15/1875
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/25/1875
• Seat vacated by: Woodruff , Lewis Bartholomew
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/15/1875
• Commission Date: 12/15/1875
• Date of Termination: 01/26/1878
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Alexander Smith Johnson in the Law School

• Name of School: Yale College
• Law Degree Year: 1835

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1838

Alexander Smith Johnson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Utica, New York, 1838-1839, 1859-1865, 1869-1873
• Private practice, New York City, 1839-1851
• Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1851-1859, 1874-1875
• Treaty commissioner, treaty with Great Britain settling the claims of the Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural Companies, 1865-1869
• Member, New York State Commission on Appeals, 1873-1874

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