William Johnson

Biography of William Johnson Jr.

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Johnson
• First Name: William
• Generational Suffix: Jr.
• Date of Birth: December , 27 , 1771
• Place of Birth (POB): St. James Goose Creek , South Carolina (US-SC, SC, 45, S.C., S. Car.)
• Date of Death: August , 4 , 1834
• Place of Death (POD): Brooklyn , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Johnson Jr. Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Thomas Jefferson ( Jeffersonian Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/22/1804
• Seat vacated by: Moore , Alfred
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/24/1804
• Commission Date: 03/26/1804
• Date of Termination: 08/04/1834
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Johnson Jr. in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1790

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1793

William Johnson Jr. Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, South Carolina, 1793-1794
• State representative, South Carolina, 1794-1799; speaker, 1798-1799
• Judge, South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 1799-1804
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Sixth Circuit, March 29, 1804-August 4, 1834

Resources

Bibliographic references of William Johnson Jr.

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