William Cushing

William Cushing
William Cushing
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
	In office; February 2, 1790 – September 13, 1810
Nominated by	George Washington
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Joseph Story
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
	In office; 1777–1789
Preceded by	Peter Oliver; John Adams (appointed, but never sat)
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature
	In office; 1772–1777
Preceded by	Peter Oliver
Succeeded by	David Sewall
Personal details
Born	March 1, 1732; Scituate, Massachusetts Bay
Died	September 13, 1810 (aged 78); Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Harvard College (BA)
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William Cushing (March 1, 1732 – September 13, 1810) was one of the original five associate justices of the United States Supreme Court; confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, he served until his death.^[2] His Supreme Court tenure of 20 years and 11 months was the longest among the Court's inaugural members.^[3] In January 1796, he was nominated by President George Washington to become the Court's Chief Justice; though confirmed, he declined the appointment.^[2] He was the last judge in the United States to wear a full wig (Court dress).^[4]^[5]

^ ^a ^b "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Cushing, William". fjc.gov. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
^ Urofsky, Melvin I. (1994). The Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland Publishing. pp. 127–129. ISBN 0-8153-1176-1. Retrieved March 8, 2017. Cushing.
^ Flanders, Henry (1859). William Cushing. Oliver Ellsworth. John Marshall. J. Cockcroft. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2020-11-14.
^ Schwartz, Bernard (1995). A History of the Supreme Court. Oxford University Press. pp. 15.

[SCjustices-1] "Justices 1789 to Present". Washington, D.C.: Supreme Court of the United States. Archived from the original on April 15, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[FJC-Cushing-2] "Cushing, William". fjc.gov. Washington, D.C.: Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on February 19, 2018. Retrieved August 31, 2018.

[3] Urofsky, Melvin I. (1994). The Supreme Court Justices: A Biographical Dictionary. New York: Garland Publishing. pp. 127–129. ISBN 0-8153-1176-1. Retrieved March 8, 2017. Cushing.

[4] Flanders, Henry (1859). William Cushing. Oliver Ellsworth. John Marshall. J. Cockcroft. Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2020-11-14.

[5] Schwartz, Bernard (1995). A History of the Supreme Court. Oxford University Press. pp. 15.

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William Cushing


Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office February 2, 1790^[1] – September 13, 1810^[1]
Nominated by	George Washington
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Joseph Story
Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
In office 1777–1789
Preceded by	Peter Oliver John Adams (appointed, but never sat)
Succeeded by	Nathaniel Peaslee Sargent
Associate Justice of the Massachusetts Superior Court of Judicature
In office 1772–1777
Preceded by	Peter Oliver
Succeeded by	David Sewall

Personal details
Born	(1732-03-01)March 1, 1732 Scituate, Massachusetts Bay
Died	September 13, 1810(1810-09-13) (aged 78) Scituate, Massachusetts, U.S.
Education	Harvard College (BA)
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