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Catron, John

Born 1786 in PA
Died May 30, 1865, in Nashville, TN

Federal Judicial Service:
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States
Nominated by Andrew Jackson on March 3, 1837, to a new seat authorized by 5 Stat. 176. Confirmed by the Senate on March 8, 1837, and received commission on March 8, 1837. Service terminated on May 30, 1865, due to death.

Supreme Court Oath:
May 1, 1837

Allotment as Circuit Justice:

Eighth Circuit, March 10, 1837-October 28, 1862
Sixth Circuit, October 29, 1862-May 30, 1865

Education:
Read law, 1815

Professional Career:

Soldier under Andrew Jackson, 1812
Private practice, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818
Prosecutor, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1818-1824, 1834-1837
Judge, Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1824-1834; chief justice, 1831-1834

Bibliography

Allen, Austin. “Jacksonian Jurisprudence and the Obscurity of John Catron.” Vanderbilt Law Review, vol. 62, no. 2 (Mar. 2009): 491-518.

Catron, John. “Biographical Letter from Justice Catron.” United States Monthly Law Magazine, vol. 5, no. 2 (Feb. 1852): 145-51.

Chandler, Walter. “The Centenary of Associate Justice John Catron of the United States Supreme Court.” Tennessee Law Review, vol. 15, no. 1 (Dec. 1937): 32-51.

Jacobsen, John Gregory. Jackson's Judges: Six Appointments Which Shaped a Nation. Covenant Books: Murrell's Inlet, S.C., 2024.

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