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Henry Billings Brown

Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States

Henry Billings Brown served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Benjamin Harrison and confirmed Dec 29, 1890.

Appointed by
Benjamin Harrison
Confirmed
Dec 29, 1890
Born
1836

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of MichiganUlysses Grant · Mar 19, 1875 – Dec 30, 1890
  • Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesBenjamin Harrison · Dec 29, 1890 – May 28, 1906

Education

  • Yale Law School
  • Harvard Law School
  • Yale CollegeB.A., 1856
  • Read law1860

Career

Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1860-1861, 1868-1875; Deputy U.S. marshal, Eastern District of Michigan, 1861-1863; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1863-1868; Judge, Wayne County [Michigan] Circuit Court, 1868; Lecturer in law, University of Michigan, 1860-1875; Professor of medical jurisprudence, Detroit Medical College, 1868-1871

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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