- Appointed by
- Andrew Johnson
- Recess appointment
- May 3, 1867
- Nominated
- July 13, 1867
- Confirmed by the Senate
- July 16, 1867
- Commissioned
- July 16, 1867
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Federal service record
Samuel M. Blatchford
Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1820 · Died 1893 (per the source below).
3federal appointments on record
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Service
Appointments and dates
- Appointed by
- Rutherford B. Hayes
- Nominated
- February 15, 1878
- Confirmed by the Senate
- March 4, 1878
- Commissioned
- March 4, 1878
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Appointment to Another Judicial Position
- Appointed by
- Chester A. Arthur
- Nominated
- March 13, 1882
- Confirmed by the Senate
- March 22, 1882
- Commissioned
- March 22, 1882
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Service ended
- Death
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