David Davis
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| David Davis | |
|---|---|
| Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: October 17, 1862 – March 4, 1877 | |
| Nominator | Abraham Lincoln |
| Predecessor | John A. Campbell |
| Successor | John Harlan I |
| U.S. Senator from Illinois From: March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | |
| Predecessor | John A. Logan |
| Successor | Shelby M. Cullom |
| Information | |
| Party | Republican Independent |
| Religion | No affiliation |
David Davis (March 9, 1815 – June 26, 1886) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States and a senator from Illinois. On the Court, his most famous opinion was the Court's majority opinion in Ex parte Milligan - where David condemned then President Abraham Lincoln's (who Davis had campaigned for in the election of 1860) establishment of military jurisdiction over civilians in peaceful areas.[1]
References
- ↑ David Davis (English) (HTML). law.jrank.