Stephen Johnson Field
Personal
Birthday:
11/4/1816
Birthplace:
Haddam, CT
Date of Death:
4/9/1899
Place of Death:
Washington, DC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, New York City, 1841-1848
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1850
Private practice, Marysville, California, 1850-1857
Alcalde, Marysville, California, 1850
State assemblyman, California, 1850-1851
Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1857-1863; chief justice, 1859-1863
Nominated to U.S. Circuit Court for the Districts of California, February 25, 1863; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Williams College
Degree:
B.A.
Degree Year:
1837
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1841 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
Abraham Lincoln
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
03/10/1863
Termination Date:
12/01/1897
Termination Reason:
Retirement Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Tenth Circuit, June 22, 1863-July 23, 1866
Ninth Circuit, April 8, 1867-December 1, 1897
Second Circuit, January 30, 1882-April 2, 1882