Stephen Johnson Field

Biography of Stephen Johnson Field

Family Name (Surname): Field
First Name: Stephen
Middle Name: Johnson
Date of Birth: November , 4 , 1816
Place of Birth (POB): Haddam , Connecticut (US-CT, CT, 09, Conn., Ct.)
Date of Death: April , 9 , 1899
Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
Appointment under the Presidency of: Abraham Lincoln ( Republican )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/06/1863
New Seat
Authorization legislation: 12 Stat. 794
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/07/1863
Committee action: Reported Without Recommendation
Committee action date: 03/09/1863
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/10/1863
Commission Date: 03/10/1863
Date of Termination: 12/01/1897
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Retirement

Private practice, New York City, 1841-1848
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1850
Private practice, Marysville, California, 1850-1857
Alcalde, Marysville, California, 1850
State assemblyman, California, 1850-1851
Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1857-1863; chief justice, 1859-1863
Nominated to U.S. Circuit Court for the Districts of California, February 25, 1863; no Senate vote

Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Tenth Circuit, June 22, 1863-July 23, 1866
Ninth Circuit, April 8, 1867-December 1, 1897
Second Circuit, January 30, 1882-April 2, 1882