On this date in 1954, Justice Adolph M. Christianson passed away at age 76. Christianson was born in Brunmundalen, Norway in 1877. With his parents he immigrated to the United States in 1882 and settled in Polk County, Minnesota. While mostly self-educated, Christianson did study at the Law Department of the University of Tennessee. He […]
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On this date in 1836, Justice Alfred Wallin was born in Gilbertsville, New York. Raised in Michigan and later Chicago, Wallin followed in the familty business of leather tannery. However, to further his prospects, Wallin entered Elgin Academy in 1857 where he began his study of law. Ultimately, Wallin graduated the University of Michigan law […]
On this date in 1861, Jeremiah S. Black was nominated by President James Buchanan for the position of Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Born on January 10, 1810 near Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, he studied law and was admitted to the Pennsylvania Bar in 1830. He immediately began his career as deputy attorney […]
On this date in 1811, Alexander Wolcott was nominated by President James Madison for the position of Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Born on September 15, 1758 in Windsor, Connecticut, Wolcott was educated at Yale College and admitted to the Conneticut Bar after reading the law. He entered in private practice in […]
On this date in 1862, Newton C. Young was born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Raised on a farm and educated in Tabor, Iowa and Iowa City, Young went on to graduate Iowa State University in 1886, and received his law degree in 1887 from the same institution. In 1887, Young moved to Bathgate, which was […]
Today, Larry Richards was elected Vice-President of the Greater Grand Forks County Bar Association. Larry will begin his new position after he is sworn in on February 27th. Until he takes his new position, Larry will continue as Secretary/Treasurer of the Association. Along with Larry, Sarah Gereszek was elected President to replace current President Ted […]
On this date in 1892, Justice Joseph Bradley passed away in Washington, D.C. at the age of 78. Born on March 14, 1813 in Berne, New York, Bradley graduated Rutgers University in 1836. Bradley moved to Newark, New Jersey and was admitted to the Bar in that state in 1839. In private practice in New […]
On this date in 1862, Noah Swayne was nominated by President Abraham Lincoln to serve as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Born on December 7, 1804 in Frederick County, Virginia, Swayne was raised in a traditional Quaker family. He “read the law” and was admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1823. […]
On this date in 1985, Beryl Levine was appointed by Governor George Sinner to the position of Justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court. Born on November 9, 1935 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Levine went on to attend the University of Manitoba from 1952 to 1955. Levine, who was a housewife at the time, emigrated […]
On this date in 1835, Justice Gabriel Duvall retired as an Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court. Born on December 6, 1752 at Darnall’s Grove, which was the family plantation in Prince Georges County, Maryland, Duvall went on to study law under a tutor in Annapolis, Maryland, just as fighting was breaking out […]