John Rutledge
Biography of John Rutledge
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Rutledge
- First Name: John
- Date of Birth: September , 18 , 1739
- Place of Birth (POB): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
- Date of Death: June , 21 , 1800
- Place of Death (POD): Charleston , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
John Rutledge Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/24/1789
- New Seat
- Authorization legislation: 1 Stat. 73
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 09/26/1789
- Commission Date: 09/26/1789
- Date of Termination: 03/05/1791
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation
Second Appointment of John Rutledge
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States, Chief Justice
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
- Promoted by President: George Washington
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/10/1795
- Recess Appointment date: 07/01/1795
- Seat vacated by: Jay , John
- Senate voice vote?: No
- Date of Termination: 12/28/1795
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed
John Rutledge in the Law School
- Name of School: Middle Temple, London, England
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1760
John Rutledge Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina
- Member, South Carolina Commons House of Assembly, 1761-1776
- Attorney general pro tem, State of South Carolina, 1764-1765
- Delegate, Stamp Act Congress, 1765
- Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774-1776, 1782-1783
- Member, South Carolina Council of Safety, 1776
- President, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1776-1778
- Governor, South Carolina, 1779-1782
- State representative, South Carolina, 1782, 1784-1790
- Judge, Chancery Court of South Carolina, 1784-1790
- Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
- Member, South Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution, 1788
- Chief justice, South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 1791-1795
- Nominated to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, December 10, 1795; rejected by Senate, December 15, 1795; resigned, December 28, 1795
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Southern Circuit, Spring 1790-Fall 1790, Fall 1795
Resources
Bibliographic references of John Rutledge
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