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Alexander Smith Johnson

Former judge · U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit

Alexander Smith Johnson served on the U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Ulysses Grant and confirmed Dec 15, 1875.

Appointed by
Ulysses Grant
Confirmed
Dec 15, 1875
Born
1817

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second CircuitUlysses Grant · Dec 15, 1875 – Jan 26, 1878

Education

  • Yale College1835
  • Read law1838

Career

Private practice, Utica, New York, 1838-1839, 1859-1865, 1869-1873; Private practice, New York City, 1839-1851; Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1851-1859, 1874-1875; Treaty commissioner, treaty with Great Britain settling the claims of the Hudson's Bay and Puget Sound Agricultural Companies, 1865-1869; Member, New York State Commission on Appeals, 1873-1874

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