Supreme Court
John McKinley
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Appointment
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Title
- Associate Justice
- Appointed by
- Martin Van BurenDemocratic president
- Seat
- SCT0901
- Nominated
- Sept. 18, 1837
- Committee action
- Reported (no recommendation recorded)Sept. 25, 1837
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Sept. 25, 1837
- Commissioned
- Sept. 25, 1837
- Service ended
- July 19, 1852Death
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Recent judicial activity
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- No recorded activity.
Cases
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Judicial writings
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