Federal service record

Benjamin Robbins Curtis

Latest appointment on record: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States. Born 1809 · Died 1874 (per the source below).

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Service

Appointments and dates

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States December 20, 1851 – September 30, 1857

Appointed by: Millard Fillmore
Recess appointment: September 22, 1851
Nominated: December 11, 1851
Confirmed by the Senate: December 20, 1851
Commissioned: December 20, 1851
Senate vote: Voice vote
Service ended: Resignation

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges →

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