Samuel Chase

Biography of Samuel Chase

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Chase
• First Name: Samuel
• Date of Birth: April , 17 , 1741
• Place of Birth (POB): Somerset County , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Date of Death: June , 19 , 1811
• Place of Death (POD): Baltimore , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Samuel Chase 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): 01/26/1796
• Seat vacated by: Blair , John
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/27/1796
• Commission Date: 01/27/1796
• Date of Termination: 06/19/1811
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Samuel Chase in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1763

Samuel Chase Career Path

Employment:

• Member, Lower House, Maryland Proprietary Assembly, 1764-1774
• Convention member, Maryland Provisional Government, 1774-1776
• State delegate, Maryland, 1777-1788
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774-1778, 1784, 1785
• Judge, Baltimore County [Maryland] Criminal Court, 1788-1796
• Chief judge, Maryland General Court, 1791-1796
• Impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives, March 12, 1804, and found not guilty by the U.S. Senate, March 1, 1805.
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Eastern Circuit, Spring 1796, Spring 1799
• Southern Circuit, Spring 1797
• Middle Circuit, Spring 1798-Fall 1798, Spring 1800
• Fourth Circuit, April 29, 1802-June 19, 1811

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