Samuel M. Blatchford
Personal
Birthday:
3/9/1820
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Date of Death:
7/7/1893
Place of Death:
Newport, RI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private secretary, Gov. William Seward, New York, 1839-1842
Military secretary, Gov. William Seward, New York, 1842-1845
Private practice, New York City, 1843-1845, 1854-1862
Private practice, Auburn, New York, 1845-1854
Court reporter, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit/publisher, Blatchford`s Circuit Court Reports, 1852-1888
Trustee, Columbia College, 1867
Education
Name of School:
Columbia College
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1837
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1843 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name:
New York Southern District Court
President Nominating:
Andrew Johnson
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
07/16/1867
Termination Date:
03/04/1878
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
03/04/1878
Termination Date - Second:
03/22/1882
Termination Reason - Second:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name - Third:
Supreme Court of the United States
Commission Date - Third:
03/22/1882
Termination Date - Third:
07/07/1893
Termination Reason - Third:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, April 3, 1882-July 7, 1893