Stephen Johnson Field

Judge Stephen Johnson Field

Personal

Birthday:

11/4/1816

Birthplace:

Haddam, CT

Date of Death:

4/9/1899

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, New York City, 1841-1848
Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1850
Private practice, Marysville, California, 1850-1857
Alcalde, Marysville, California, 1850
State assemblyman, California, 1850-1851
Justice, Supreme Court of California, 1857-1863; chief justice, 1859-1863

Nominated to U.S. Circuit Court for the Districts of California, February 25, 1863; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

Williams College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1837

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1841

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Abraham Lincoln

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

03/10/1863

Termination Date:

12/01/1897

Termination Reason:

Retirement

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Tenth Circuit, June 22, 1863-July 23, 1866
Ninth Circuit, April 8, 1867-December 1, 1897
Second Circuit, January 30, 1882-April 2, 1882