Curtis, Benjamin Robbins Born November 4, 1809, in Watertown, MA Died September 15, 1874, in Newport, RI Federal Judicial Service: Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States Received a recess appointment from Millard Fillmore on September 22, 1851, to a seat vacated by Levi Woodbury; nominated on December 11, 1851; Confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1851, and received commission on December 20, 1851. Service terminated on September 30, 1857, due to resignation. Education: Harvard Law School Harvard University, A.B., 1829 Professional Career: Private practice, Northfield, Massachusetts, 1831-1834 Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1834-1851, 1857-1874 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Research Collections