Today in Supreme Court History: September 1, 1823

9/1/1823: Justice Smith Thompson takes judicial oath.

Justice Smith Thompson

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[Mr. Bumble]

In case you missed it above.

[Mr. Bumble]

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[Syd Henderson]

Thompson ran for President (briefly) in 1824, they year just everybody was running, and for Governor of New York in 1828, both while serving on the Court. He also gave a strong dissent in Cherokee Nation v. Georgia, a case that proved even John Marshall could nod. Probably Thompson’s finest moment.

He was also involved in the Amistad case both as Circuit Judge (apparently riding circuit) and as a Supreme Court Justice, where he was in the majority. As was Taney, fifteen years before Dred Scott.