Howell Edmunds Jackson
Howell Edmunds Jackson (1832-1895) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the Supreme Court in 1893 following a nomination from President Benjamin Harrison. He served on the Supreme Court until his death on August 8, 1895. Prior to joining the court, Jackson served on the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit.[1]
Jackson was one of four justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Harrison. Jackson served during The Fuller Court.[2]
Education
Jackson received his A.B. degree from West Tennessee College in 1849 and a LL.B. from Cumberland University in 1856.[1]
Professional career
- 1881-1886: United States Senator for Tennessee
- 1880-1881: Representative, Tennessee General Assembly
- 1875-1877: Special judge, Court of Arbitration
- 1865-1880: Attorney in private practice, Tennessee
- 1861-1864: Receiver of alien property, West Tennessee, Confederate States of America
- 1855-1861: Attorney in private practice, Tennessee[1]
Federal judicial career
Supreme Court
Jackson was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Benjamin Harrison on February 2, 1893, to the seat vacated by Justice Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 18, 1893, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on August 8, 1895.[1] He was succeeded to the post by Justice Rufus Wheeler Peckham.
Sixth Circuit
Jackson was nominated to the United States Circuit Courts for the Sixth Circuit by President Grover Cleveland on April 12, 1886, to a seat vacated by Justice John Baxter. He was confirmed by the Senate on April 12, 1886, and received his commission on April 12, 1886. Jackson's service on the court was terminated on June 16, 1891, due to re-assignment.[1]
On June 16, 1891 Jackson was reassigned to the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He served that court until March 4, 1893, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Justice Jackson's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center Cite error: Invalid
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| Preceded by: John Baxter |
Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit 1886–1891 |
Succeeded by: NA |
| Preceded by: NA |
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1891–1893 |
Succeeded by: Horace Harmon Lurton |
| Preceded by: Lucius Lamar |
Supreme Court 1893–1895 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Rufus Wheeler Peckham
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Jeffrey Sutton • Raymond Kethledge • Amul Thapar • Eric Clay • Julia Gibbons • Richard Griffin • Karen Moore • Jane Stranch • Joan Larsen • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • John K. Bush • John Nalbandian • Eric Murphy • Chad Readler • Andre Mathis • Rachel Bloomekatz | ||
| Senior judges |
Helene White • Alice Batchelder • Ralph Guy • James L. Ryan • Alan Norris • Richard Suhrheinrich • Martha Daughtrey • David McKeague • Deborah Cook • John M. Rogers (Sixth Circuit) • Ronald Gilman • Danny Boggs • R. Guy Cole • Eugene Siler • | ||
| Former judges | Damon Keith • Bernice Donald • Gilbert Merritt • Cornelia Kennedy • Boyce Martin • Julian William Mack • Harry Wellford • Robert Krupansky • Leroy Contie • Herbert Milburn • Albert Engel • Pierce Lively • Halmer Hull Emmons • John Baxter • William E. Miller • Howell Edmunds Jackson • William Howard Taft • Horace Harmon Lurton • Henry Franklin Severens • William Rufus Day • Loyal Edwin Knappen • John Kelvey Richards • Arthur Carter Denison • John Wesley Warrington • Maurice Donahue • John Weld Peck • Smith Hickenlooper • Xenophon Hicks • Charles Casper Simons • Charles Harwood Moorman • Florence Ellinwood Allen • Elwood Hamilton • John Donelson Martin (Federal appeals court judge) • Herschel Arant • Shackelford Miller • Wade Hampton McCree, Jr. • Henry Brooks • Clifford O'Sullivan • Paul Weick • Lester Cecil • John Peck II • Bailey Brown • Anthony Celebrezze • Bertram Combs • George Edwards (Sixth Circuit) • Thomas McAllister • Nathaniel Jones (federal judge) • Susan Neilson • Harry Phillips • David Aldrich Nelson • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Alice Batchelder • Gilbert Merritt • Boyce Martin • Danny Boggs • Albert Engel • Pierce Lively • R. Guy Cole • Xenophon Hicks • Charles Casper Simons • Florence Ellinwood Allen • John Donelson Martin (Federal appeals court judge) • Shackelford Miller • Paul Weick • Lester Cecil • George Edwards (Sixth Circuit) • Thomas McAllister • Harry Phillips • | ||
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| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
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| 1889 | |||
| 1890 |
Brown • Bryant • Caldwell • Edgerton • Green • Ham • Hanford • Hawley • Jewell • Knowles • Ricks • Riner • Sharpe • Sharretts • Shurtleff • Somerville • Stackpole • Swayne • Thomas • Tichenor • Wilkinson • Williams | ||
| 1891 |
Acheson • Aldrich • Lunt • Putnam • Reed • Swan | ||
| 1892 |
Baker • Beatty • Buffington • Dallas • Gilbert • Goff • Grosscup • McCormick • McKenna • Morrow • Niles • Peelle • Rector • Sanborn • Shipman • Shiras • Taft • Townsend • Woolson • Woods | ||
| 1893 | |||
