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William Johnson Jr.
Former judge · Supreme Court of the United States
William Johnson Jr. served on the Supreme Court of the United States. Appointed by Thomas Jefferson and confirmed Mar 24, 1804.
- Appointed by
- Thomas Jefferson
- Confirmed
- Mar 24, 1804
- Born
- 1771
Appointments
- Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United StatesThomas Jefferson · Mar 24, 1804 – Aug 4, 1834
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)A.B., 1790
- Read law1793
Career
Private practice, South Carolina, 1793-1794; State representative, South Carolina, 1794-1799; speaker, 1798-1799; Judge, South Carolina Court of Common Pleas, 1799-1804
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