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Ward Hunt
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
Ward Hunt served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Dec 11, 1872.
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 1872
- Born
- 1810
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesUlysses Grant · Dec 11, 1872 – Jan 27, 1882
Education
- Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School
- Union CollegeB.A., 1828
- Read law1831
Career
Private practice, Utica, New York, 1832-1865; State assemblyman, New York, 1838; Mayor, Utica, New York, 1844; Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1865-1869; chief judge, 1868-1869; Commissioner of appeals, State of New York, 1869-1872
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Ward Hunt, Supreme Court of the United States,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1382556/ward-hunt (accessed 2026-10-13).