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Today in Supreme Court History: November 18, 1811
11/18/1811: Justice Gabriel Duvall takes judicial oath. Professor David P. Currie said that an "impartial examination of Duvall's performance reveals to even the uninitiated observer that he achieved an enviable standard of insignificance against which all other justices must be measured."

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Mima Queen v Hepburn
Gabriel Duval, Gabriel Duval
The boringest justice of them all
This silly little dullard will soon have you snoring
Give you an appetite for sleep, 'cause he's so boring