Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Personal
Birthday:
11/8/1838
Birthplace:
Albany, NY
Date of Death:
10/24/1909
Place of Death:
Altamont, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Albany, New York, 1859-1883
District attorney, Albany County, New York, 1869-1872
Corporation counsel, Albany, New York, 1881-1883
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1883-1886
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1886-1895
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1859 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
Grover Cleveland
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
12/09/1895
Termination Date:
10/24/1909
Termination Reason:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, February 3, 1896-October 24, 1909
First Circuit, October 20, 1902-December 7, 1902