John Rutledge

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

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