Samuel M. Blatchford

Biography of Samuel M. Blatchford

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Blatchford
• First Name: Samuel
• Middle Name: M.
• Date of Birth: March , 9 , 1820
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: July , 7 , 1893
• Place of Death (POD): Newport , Rhode Island (US-RI, RI, 44, R.I., R. Isl)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Samuel M. Blatchford Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Andrew Johnson ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 07/13/1867
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 05/03/1867
• Seat vacated by: Betts , Samuel R.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 07/13/1867
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 07/16/1867
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 07/16/1867
• Commission Date: 07/16/1867
• Date of Termination: 03/04/1878
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Samuel M. Blatchford

• Court Name: United States Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
• Court Type: United States Circuit Court (1869)
• Promoted by President: Rutherford B. Hayes ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/15/1878
• Seat vacated by: Johnson , Alexander Smith
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 02/18/1878
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action: 02/26/1878
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/04/1878
• Commission Date: 03/04/1878
• Date of Termination: 03/22/1882
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Third Appointment of Samuel M. Blatchford

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
• Promoted by President: Chester A. Arthur ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/13/1882
• Seat vacated by: Hunt , Ward
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 03/13/1882
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 03/22/1882
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/22/1882
• Commission Date: 03/22/1882

Samuel M. Blatchford in the Law School

• Name of School: Columbia College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1837

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1843

Samuel M. Blatchford Career Path

Employment:

• Private secretary, Gov. William Seward, New York, 1839-1842
• Military secretary, Gov. William Seward, New York, 1842-1845
• Private practice, New York City, 1843-1845, 1854-1862
• Private practice, Auburn, New York, 1845-1854
• Court reporter, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit/publisher, Blatchford's Circuit Court Reports, 1852-1888
• Trustee, Columbia College, 1867

• Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Second Circuit, April 3, 1882-July 7, 1893

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