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| 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 | Democratic-Republican |
| 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]
References
- ↑ William Johnson (English) (HTML). Oyez. Chicago-Kent School of Law.
- ↑ William Johnson, Jr. (English) (HTML). South Carolina Encyclopedia.