William Cushing
Biography of William Cushing
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Cushing
- First Name: William
- Date of Birth: March , 1 , 1732
- Place of Birth (POB): Scituate , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Date of Death: September , 13 , 1810
- Place of Death (POD): Scituate , Massachusetts (US-MA, MA, 25, Mass.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
William Cushing 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: 09/27/1789
- Date of Termination: 09/13/1810
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
William Cushing in the Law School
- Name of School: Harvard College
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1751
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
- Law Degree Year: 1755
William Cushing Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Scituate, Massachusetts, 1755-1760
- Justice of the peace, register of deeds, and probate court judge, Lincoln County, Maine, 1760-1772
- Judge, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1772-1789; chief justice, 1777-1789 (name changed to Supreme Judicial Court in 1780)
- Nominated to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, January 26, 1796; confirmed, January 27, 1796; declined appointment
Bankruptcy and Magistrate service
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
- Eastern Circuit, Spring 1790-Spring 1792, Spring 1793, Spring 1794-Fall 1794, Fall 1795, Fall 1796, Fall 1797-Spring 1798, Fall 1799-Fall 1800
- Middle Circuit, Fall 1792, Fall 1798
- Southern Circuit, Fall 1793
- First Circuit, April 29, 1802-September 13, 1810
Resources
Bibliographic references of William Cushing
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