Thomas Johnson

Biography of Thomas Johnson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Johnson
• First Name: Thomas
• Date of Birth: November , 4 , 1732
• Place of Birth (POB): Calvert County , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Date of Death: October , 26 , 1819
• Place of Death (POD): Frederick , Maryland (US-MD, MD, 24, Md.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Thomas Johnson 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): 10/31/1791
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 08/05/1791
• Seat vacated by: Rutledge , John
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/07/1791
• Commission Date: 11/07/1791
• Date of Termination: 01/16/1793
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

Thomas Johnson in the Law School

• Name of School: Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1760

Thomas Johnson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1760-1762
• Member, Lower House, Maryland Proprietary Assembly, 1762-1774
• Delegate, Continental Congress, 1774-1777
• Maryland Militia brigadier general, 1776-1777
• Governor, Maryland, 1777-1780
• Private practice, Frederick, Maryland, 1780-1790
• State delegate, Maryland, 1780-1782, 1786-1788
• Chief judge, Maryland General Court, 1790-1791
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, September 24, 1789; confirmed, September 26, 1789; declined appointment
• Nominated to be chief judge of the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, February 28, 1801; confirmed, March 3, 1801; declined appointment
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Southern Circuit, Fall 1792

Resources

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