John Catron

Biography of John Catron

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Catron
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: , , 1786
• Place of Birth (POB): , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
• Date of Death: May , 30 , 1865
• Place of Death (POD): Nashville , Tennessee (US-TN, TN, 47, Tenn)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Catron Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Andrew Jackson ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/03/1837
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 5 Stat. 176
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/06/1837
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/08/1837
• Senate voice vote?: No
• Senate vote Yes/No: 28/15
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/08/1837
• Commission Date: 03/08/1837
• Date of Termination: 05/30/1865
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John Catron in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1815

John Catron Career Path

Employment:

• Soldier under Andrew Jackson, 1812
• Private practice, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818
• Prosecutor, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818
• Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1818-1824, 1834-1837
• Judge, Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1824-1834; chief justice, 1831-1834
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Eighth Circuit, March 10, 1837-October 28, 1862
• Sixth Circuit, October 29, 1862-May 30, 1865

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