John Mckinley

Biography of John McKinley

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): McKinley
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: May , 1 , 1780
• Place of Birth (POB): Culpeper County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Date of Death: July , 19 , 1852
• Place of Death (POD): Louisville , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John McKinley Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Martin Van Buren ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/18/1837
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 04/22/1837
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 5 Stat. 176
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/19/1837
• Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
• Committee action date: 09/25/1837
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/25/1837
• Commission Date: 09/25/1837
• Date of Termination: 07/19/1852
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

John McKinley in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1800

John McKinley Career Path

Employment:

• 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
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Ninth Circuit, June 28, 1837-January 24, 1843
• Fifth Circuit, January 25, 1843-July 19, 1852

Resources

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