Years On Court

02/27/1845-11/28/1872

Cases Participated In

  • 45 U.S. 55 (1846) THOMAS MANEY, AND OTHERS, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THOMAS J. PORTER, DEFENDANT | voted with majority or plurality

  • 45 U.S. 567 (1846) THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS, v. WILLIAM S. ROGERS | voted with majority or plurality

  • 48 U.S. 660 (1849) THE STATE OF MISSOURI, COMPLAINANT, v. THE STATE OF IOWA, RESPONDENT | voted with majority or plurality

  • 49 U.S. 223 (1850) SAMUEL MARSH, WILLIAM E. LEE, AND EDWARD C. DELAVAN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. EDWARD BROOKS AND VIRGINIA C., HIS WIFE, FORMERLY VIRGINIA C. REDDICK, CHARLES P. BILLOU AND FRANCES E., HIS WIFE, FORMERLY FRANCES E. REDDICK, WALTER J. REDDICK AND DABNEY C. REDDICK BY ELIZA M. REDDICK, THEIR GUARDIAN, HEIRS AT LAW OF THOMAS F. REDDICK, DECEASED, DEFENDANTS IN ERROR | voted with majority or plurality

  • 50 U.S. 356 (1850) GEORGE S. GAINES, FRANCIS S. LYON AND HIS WIFE, SARAH LYON, JAMES M. DAVENPORT AND HIS WIFE, ALETHAN DAVENPORT, GOODMAN G. GRIFFIN AND HIS WIFE, WILLEY ANN GRIFFIN, GEORGE FREDERICK GLOVER, ANN GAINES GLOVER, LOUISA DAVENPORT GLOVER, MARY THOMPSON, AND MARY A. GLOVER, APPELLANTS, v. ISAAC W. NICHOLSON, POWHATAN B. THERMOND, LEWIS B. BARNES, JOHN T. MOSELEY, S. M. GOODE, AND JOHN HILMAN | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 51 U.S. 311 (1850) THOMAS HENDERSON AND THOMAS CALLOWAY, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. THE STATE OF TENNESSEE | voted with majority or plurality

  • 51 U.S. 442 (1850) THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JEHIEL BROOKS AND OTHERS, DEFENDANTS | voted with majority or plurality

  • 52 U.S. 437 (1850) JOSEPH WEBSTER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. HUGH T. REID | voted with majority or plurality

  • 52 U.S. 362 (1850) GEORGE W. PARKS, ADMINISTRATOR - OF SAMUEL PARKS, v. JOHN ROSS | voted with majority or plurality

  • 55 U.S. 189 (1852) THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. THE HEIRS OF VINCENT RILLIEUX, DECEASED | voted with majority or plurality

  • 55 U.S. 513 (1852) SAMUEL MARSH, WILLIAM E. LEE, AND EDWARD C. DELAVAN, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. EDWARD BROOKS, AND VIRGINIA C. HIS WIFE, CHARLES P. BILLON, AND FRANCIS E. HIS WIFE, WALTER G. REDDICK, AND DABNEY C. REDDICK | voted with majority or plurality

  • 55 U.S. 568 (1852) SAMUEL VEAZIE AND LEVI YOUNG, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WYMAN B. S. MOOR | voted with majority or plurality

  • 57 U.S. 203 (1853) HENRY CHOUTEAU, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. PATRICK MOLONY | voted with majority or plurality

  • 58 U.S. 580 (1854) JANE A. COY, IN HER OWN RIGHT AND AS GUARDIAN OF LUCY, BENJAMIN, MARY, AMELIA, AND MAHITABLE COY, HER MINOR CHILDREN, COMPLAINANTS AND APPELLANTS, v. CHARLES MASON | voted with majority or plurality

  • 58 U.S. 525 (1854) THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. ARCHIBALD A. RITCHIE | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 59 U.S. 87 (1855) WILLIAM J. MINTER, HIRAM F. SALTMARSH, AND ASHLEY PARKER, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. CHARLES CROMMELIN | voted with majority or plurality

  • 59 U.S. 100 (1855) THE UNITED STATES, USE OF JAMES MACKEY et al. PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. RICHARD S. COXE | special concurrence , justice co-authored an opinion

  • 60 U.S. 366 (1856) JOSEPH FELLOWS, SURVIVOR OF ROBERT KENDLE, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. SUSAN BLACKSMITH AND ELY S. PARKER, ADMINISTRATORS OF JOHN BLACKSMITH, DECEASED | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 60 U.S. 393 (1856) DRED SCOTT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN F. A. SANDFORD | regular concurrence , justice wrote an opinion

  • 62 U.S. 366 (1858) THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, EX REL. ASA CUTLER, JOHN UNDERHILL, JUN., AND ARZA UNDERHILL, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. EDGAR C. DIBBLE, COUNTY JUDGE OF GENESEE COUNTY | voted with majority or plurality

  • 64 U.S. 457 (1859) JOHN DOE, EX DEM. CURTIS MANN AND DOLPHUS HANNAH, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. WILLIAM WILSON | voted with majority or plurality

  • 66 U.S. 352 (1861) CREWS et al. VS. BURCHAM et al. | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 66 U.S. 267 (1861) UNITED STATES VS. JOHN WILSON | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 69 U.S. 525 (1864) UNITED STATES v. STONE | voted with majority or plurality

  • 70 U.S. 407 (1865) UNITED STATES v. HOLLIDAY | did not vote

  • 72 U.S. 737 (1866) THE KANSAS INDIANS: THE CASE OF THE SHAWNEE TRIBE | voted with majority or plurality

  • 72 U.S. 536 (1866) UNITED STATES v. PICO | voted with majority or plurality

  • 72 U.S. 761 (1866) THE NEW YORK INDIANS | voted with majority or plurality , justice wrote an opinion

  • 154 U.S. 552 (1866) UNITED STATES v. LOUIS MAYRAND | voted with majority or plurality

  • 73 U.S. 83 (1867) WILSON v. WALL | voted with majority or plurality

  • 74 U.S. 113 (1868) KENDALL v. UNITED STATES | voted with majority or plurality

  • 77 U.S. 321 (1870) SMITH v. STEVENS | did not vote

  • 78 U.S. 616 (1870) THE CHEROKEE TOBACCO | did not vote

  • 84 U.S. 211 (1872) HOLDEN v. JOY | did not vote