Robert Cooper Grier
Biography of Robert Cooper Grier
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Grier
- First Name: Robert
- Middle Name: Cooper
- Date of Birth: March , 5 , 1794
- Place of Birth (POB): Cumberland County , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Date of Death: September , 25 , 1870
- Place of Death (POD): Philadelphia , Pennsylvania (US-PA, PA, 42, Pa., Penn., Penna.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Robert Cooper Grier Court Service Information
- Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
- Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
- Appointment under the Presidency of: James K. Polk ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/03/1846
- Seat vacated by: Baldwin , Henry
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/03/1846
- Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
- Committee action date: 08/04/1846
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/04/1846
- Commission Date: 08/04/1846
- Date of Termination: 01/31/1870
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement
Robert Cooper Grier in the Law School
- Name of School: Dickinson College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
- Law Degree Year: 1812
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1817
Robert Cooper Grier Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, 1817-1818
- Private practice, Danville, Pennsylvania, 1818-1833
- President judge, District Court of Allegheny County [Pennsylvania], 1833-1846
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Third Circuit, August 15, 1846-January 31, 1870
Resources
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