Illinois Supreme Court Terms and Justices

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1836

June Term, At Vandalia

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice; Absent

December Term, At Vandalia

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

1837

June Term, At Vandalia

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice; Absent

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

December Term, At Vandalia

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

1838

June Term, At Vandalia

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice; Absent

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice; Absent

December Term, At Vandalia

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

1839

July Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

1840

June Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

1841

July Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice; Absent

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice; Absent

Thomas Ford, Associate Justice; Elected February 15

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice; Elected February 15

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice; Elected February 15

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice; Elected February 15

Stephen A. Douglas, Associate Justice; Elected February 15

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice

Thomas Ford, Associate Justice; Absent after the first Wednesday

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice; Absent

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

Stephen A. Douglas, Associate Justice

1842

July Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice; Absent

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice; Absent

Thomas Ford, Associate Justice; Absent; Resigned August 1

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

Stephen A. Douglas, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Theophilus W. Smith, Associate Justice; Absent; Resigned December 26

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice; Resigned December 19

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

Stephen A. Douglas, Associate Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice; Appointed August 20; Replaced Ford

1843

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

John M. Robinson, Associate Justice; Elected January 14; Replaced Caton, term expired; Died April 27

John D. Caton, Associate Justice; Term expired March 6; Appointed May 2; Replaced Robinson, deceased

Richard M. Young, Associate Justice; Elected January 14; Replaced Smith

James Semple, Associate Justice; Elected January 14; Replaced Breese; Resigned August 16

James Shields, Associate Justice; Appointed August 16; Replaced Semple

Stephen A. Douglas, Associate Justice; Resigned June 28

Jesse B. Thomas Jr., Associate Justice; Appointed August 6; Replaced Douglas

1844

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

Richard M. Young, Associate Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Jesse B. Thomas Jr., Associate Justice

James Shields, Associate Justice

1845

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

Richard M. Young, Associate Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

James Shields, Associate Justice; Resigned April 2

Gustavus P. Koerner, Associate Justice; Appointed April 2; Replaced Shields

Jesse B. Thomas Jr., Associate Justice; Resigned August 8

Norman H. Purple, Associate Justice; Appointed August 8; Replaced Thomas

1846

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

Richard M. Young, Associate Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Gustavus Koerner, Associate Justice

Norman H. Purple, Associate Justice

1847

December Term, At Springfield

William Wilson, Chief Justice

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice

Samuel H. Treat, Associate Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Gustavus Koerner, Associate Justice

Norman H. Purple, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice; Resigned January 11

William A. Denning, Associate Justice; Elected January 19; Replaced Scates

Richard M. Young, Associate Justice; Resigned January 25

Jesse B. Thomas Jr., Associate Justice; Elected January 27; Replaced Young

1848

December Term, At Mount Vernon

William Wilson, Chief Justice; Term expired December 4

Thomas C. Browne, Associate Justice; Term expired December 4

Samuel D. Lockwood, Associate Justice; Term expired December 4

Norman H. Purple, Associate Justice; Term expired December 4

Gustavus Koerner, Associate Justice; Term expired December 4

William A. Denning, Associate Justice; Term expired December 4

Jesse B. Thomas Jr., Associate Justice; Term expired December 4

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton , Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice; Elected September 4

1849

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

1850

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice; Absent during part of the term

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

1851

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

1852

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice

1853

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Lyman Trumbull, Associate Justice; Absent; Resigned July 4

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice; Elected June 25; Replaced Trumbull

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

1854

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Walter B. Scates, Associate Justice

1855

June Term, At Ottawa

Samuel H. Treat, Chief Justice; Resigned March 23

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice; Elected June 4; Replaced Treat

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

1856

June Term, At Ottawa

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

December Term, At Springfield

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice

John D. Caton, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

1857

April Term, At Ottawa

Walter B. Scates, Chief Justice; Resigned May

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice; Elected November 3; Replaced Scates

December Term, At Springfield

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

1858

June Term, At Ottawa

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Onias C. Skinner, Associate Justice; Resigned April 19

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice; Appointed April 19; Replaced Skinner

November Term, At Mount Vernon

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

1859

January Term, At Springfield

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

April Term, At Ottawa

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

1860

January Term, At Springfield

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

April Term, At Ottawa

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

1861

January Term, At Springfield

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

April Term, At Ottawa

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice

November Term, At Mount Vernon

John D. Caton, Chief Justice

Sidney Breese, Associate Justice; Absent

Pinckney H. Walker, Associate Justice