Peter Vivian Daniel (April 24, 1784 – May 31, 1860) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Peter Vivian Daniel
Supreme Court of the United States
Born 1784 in Stafford County, VA
Died 1860 in Richmond, VA
FJC ID: 558
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 5/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 21/year
Virginia Eastern District Court · 1836–1841Supreme Court of the United States · 1841–1860
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Virginia Privy CouncilMember · 1812–1835
- VirginiaLieutenant governor · 1818–1835
- VirginiaState delegate · 1809–1812
- Private practice, Richmond, Virginia1808
Appointments
1841–1860 · Appointed by Martin Van Buren (Democratic)Term ended: Death
1836–1841 · Appointed by Andrew Jackson (Democratic)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Princeton University
- Read law1808