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David Josiah Brewer
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States · 1884–1889
David Josiah Brewer , Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Senate voted 13–52 on the nomination on Dec 17, 1889 (). David Josiah Brewer (June 20, 1837 – March 28, 1910) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1890 to 1910.
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Positions
- Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States1889-12-18–1910-03-28
Senate confirmation votes
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51st Congress · 13–52 · Dec 17, 1889 - Associate justice of the supreme court
51st Congress · 15–54 · Dec 18, 1889 - Associate justice of the supreme court
51st Congress · 25–45 · Dec 18, 1889 - Associate justice of th supreme court
51st Congress · 53–11 · Dec 18, 1889
Education
- Albany Law School
- Yale CollegeA.B., 1856
- Read law1857
Career
Private practice, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1858-1861; Commissioner, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Kansas, 1861-1862; Judge, Leavenworth County [Kansas] Probate and Criminal Courts, 1862-1865; Judge, Kansas District Court, First Judicial District, 1865-1869; City attorney, Leavenworth, Kansas, 1869-1870; Justice, Kansas Supreme Court, 1870-1884
Biography
David Josiah Brewer (June 20, 1837 – March 28, 1910) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1890 to 1910.
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