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| − | '''William Johnson''' (December 27, 1771 - August 4, 1834) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. He was the "Court's first great dissenter" | + | '''William Johnson''' (December 27, 1771 - August 4, 1834) was an [[Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]]. He was the "Court's first great dissenter,"<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Chicago-Kent School of Law|work=Oyez|title=William Johnson|url=https://www.oyez.org/justices/william_johnson|language=English}}</ref> writing almost half the dissents filed during his tenure of three decades on the Court.<ref>{{cite web|work=South Carolina Encyclopedia|title=William Johnson, Jr.|language=English|url=http://www.scencyclopedia.org/johnson.htm}}</ref> |
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| + | Johnson also authored a book about general [[Nathanael Greene]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:31, September 26, 2018
| William Johnson | |
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| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: March 26, 1804 – August 4, 1834 | |
| Nominator | Thomas Jefferson |
| Predecessor | Alfred Moore |
| Successor | James Moore Wayne |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican (Jeffersonian) |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
William Johnson (December 27, 1771 - August 4, 1834) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was the "Court's first great dissenter,"[1] writing almost half the dissents filed during his tenure of three decades on the Court.[2]
Johnson also authored a book about general Nathanael Greene.
References
- ↑ William Johnson (English). Oyez. Chicago-Kent School of Law.
- ↑ William Johnson, Jr. (English). South Carolina Encyclopedia.