Lorenzo Sawyer
Personal
Birthday:
5/23/1820
Birthplace:
Jefferson County, NY
Date of Death:
9/7/1891
Place of Death:
San Francisco, CA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1846-1848
Private practice, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 1848-1850
Private practice, Sacramento, California, 1850
Private practice, Nevada City and San Francisco, California, 1850-1861
City attorney, San Francisco, California, 1854-
Private practice, San Francisco, California, and Virginia City, Nevada, 1861-1862
Judge, California District Court, Twelfth Judicial District, 1862-1863
Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1863-1869; chief justice, 1868-1869
Education
Name of School:
Western Reserve College (now Case Western Reserve University)
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1846 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Ninth Circuit
President Nominating:
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
01/10/1870
Termination Date:
09/07/1891
Termination Reason:
Death
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
06/16/1891
Termination Date - Second:
09/07/1891
Termination Reason - Second:
Death