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Judges, Lawyers, & Trials

Linking judges and lawyers with the some of their court trials.

TitleJurisdictionDateLocationRoleName
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonLitigantStephen Van Renssalaer Ableman
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCJudgeSamuel Swann Ashe
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MALitigantEliphalet Baker
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonJudgeHenry White Baldwin
West v. BarnesUS Supreme Court8-3-1791DC, WashingtonLitigantDavid Leonard Barnes
West v. BarnesUS Supreme Court8-3-1791DC, WashingtonJudgeJohn Blair
United States v. PetersUS Supreme Court8-22-1795DC, WashingtonJudgeJohn Blair
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonAttorneyMontgomery Blair
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonLitigantSherman Miller Booth
Virginia v. John BrownCriminal Court10-31-1859WV, Charles TownLitigantJohn Brown
Tennessee v. ScopesCriminal Court7-21-1925TN, DaytonAttorneyWilliam Jennings Bryan
Manhattan Well MurderCriminal Court4-1-1800NY, New York CityAttorneyAaron Burr
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgeJohn Archibald Campbell
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonJudgeJohn Archibald Campbell
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonJudgeSamuel Chase
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonJudgeSamuel Chase
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MAAttorneyJabez Chickering
Virginia v. John BrownCriminal Court10-31-1859WV, Charles TownAttorneySamuel Chilton
Commonwealth v. AvesState Supreme Court8-21-1836MA, BostonAttorneyRufus Choate
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonJudgeNathan Clifford
Manhattan Well MurderCriminal Court4-1-1800NY, New York CityAttorneyCadwallader David Colden
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCLitigantElizabeth Cornell
Commonwealth v. AvesState Supreme Court8-21-1836MA, BostonAttorneyBenjamin Robbins Curtis
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgeBenjamin Robbins Curtis
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonAttorneyGeorge Ticknor Curtis
West v. BarnesUS Supreme Court8-3-1791DC, WashingtonJudgeWilliam Cushing
United States v. PetersUS Supreme Court8-22-1795DC, WashingtonJudgeWilliam Cushing
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonJudgeWilliam Cushing
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgePeter Vivian Daniel
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonJudgePeter Vivian Daniel
Tennessee v. ScopesCriminal Court7-21-1925TN, DaytonAttorneyClarence Seward Darrow
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCAttorneyWilliam Richardson Davie
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonJudgeGabriel Duvall
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonJudgeGabriel Duvall
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonJudgeGabriel Duvall
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonJudgeOliver Ellsworth
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonAttorneyThomas Addis Emmet
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MALitigantSamuel Fales
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonLitigantThomas Gibbons
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgeRobert Cooper Grier
Virginia v. John BrownCriminal Court10-31-1859WV, Charles TownAttorneyHiram Griswold
Manhattan Well MurderCriminal Court4-1-1800NY, New York CityAttorneyAlexander Hamilton
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonLitigantLevi Hollingsworth
Virginia v. John BrownCriminal Court10-31-1859WV, Charles TownAttorneyGeorge Henry Hoyt
Virginia v. John BrownCriminal Court10-31-1859WV, Charles TownAttorneyAndrew Hunter
West v. BarnesUS Supreme Court8-3-1791DC, WashingtonJudgeJames Iredell
United States v. PetersUS Supreme Court8-22-1795DC, WashingtonJudgeJames Iredell
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonJudgeJames Iredell
West v. BarnesUS Supreme Court8-3-1791DC, WashingtonJudgeJohn Jay
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCAttorneyGov. Samuel Johnston
Pierson v. PostState Supreme Court8-1-1805NYJudgeJames Kent
Manhattan Well MurderCriminal Court4-1-1800NY, New York CityJudgeJohn Ten Eyck Lansing
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonAttorneyCharles Lee
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonAttorneyLevi Lincoln
Manhattan Well MurderCriminal Court4-1-1800NY, New York CityAttorneyHenry Brockholst Livingston
Pierson v. PostState Supreme Court8-1-1805NYJudgeHenry Brockholst Livingston
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonJudgeHenry Brockholst Livingston
Commonwealth v. AvesState Supreme Court8-21-1836MA, BostonAttorneyEllis Gray Loring
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonLitigantPresident James Madison
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonLitigantWilliam Marbury
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonJudgeChief Justice John Marshall
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonJudgeChief Justice John Marshall
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonJudgeChief Justice John Marshall
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonJudgeChief Justice John Marshall
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonAttorneyLuther Martin
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonLitigantJames William McCulloh
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonJudgeJustice John McLean
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgeJustice John McLean
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonJudgeJustice John McLean
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MAAttorneyTheron Metcalf
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCAttorneyAlfred Moore
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCAttorneyAbner Nash
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgeSamuel Nelson
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonAttorneyThomas Jackson Oakley
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonLitigantAaron Ogden
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MAJudgeIsaac Parker
Virginia v. John BrownCriminal Court10-31-1859WV, Charles TownJudgeRichard Parker
United States v. PetersUS Supreme Court8-22-1795DC, WashingtonJudgeWilliam Paterson
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonJudgeWilliam Paterson
United States v. PetersUS Supreme Court8-22-1795DC, WashingtonLitigantRichard Peters
Pierson v. PostState Supreme Court8-1-1805NYLitigantDavid Pierson
Pierson v. PostState Supreme Court8-1-1805NYLitigantJesse Pierson
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonAttorneyWilliam Pinkney
Pierson v. PostState Supreme Court8-1-1805NYLitigantLodowick Post
Tennessee v. ScopesCriminal Court7-21-1925TN, DaytonJudgeJohn Tate Raulston
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonAttorneyWilliam Warner Rawle
United States v. PetersUS Supreme Court8-22-1795DC, WashingtonJudgeJohn Rutledge
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonLitigantJohn Francis Alexander Sanford
Tennessee v. ScopesCriminal Court7-21-1925TN, DaytonLitigantJohn Thomas Scopes
Commonwealth v. AvesState Supreme Court8-21-1836MA, BostonAttorneySamuel Edmund Sewall
Commonwealth v. AvesState Supreme Court8-21-1836MA, BostonJudgeLemuel Shaw
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCLitigantSpyers Singleton
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCJudgeSamuel Spencer
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonJudgeJoseph Story
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonJudgeJoseph Story
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonJudgeJoseph Story
Dred Scott v. SandfordUS Supreme Court3-6-1857DC, WashingtonJudgeRoger B. Taney
Ableman v. BoothUS Supreme Court3-7-1859DC, WashingtonJudgeRoger B. Taney
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonSmith Thompson
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonJudgeSmith Thompson
Hollingsworth v. VirginiaUS Supreme Court2-14-1798DC, WashingtonAttorneyWilliam Tilghman
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonJudgeJudge Thomas Todd
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonJudgeJudge Thomas Todd
Pierson v. PostState Supreme Court8-1-1805NYJudgeDaniel Tompkins
Marbury v. MadisonUS Supreme Court2-24-1803DC, WashingtonJudgeBushrod Washington
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonJudgeBushrod Washington
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonJudgeBushrod Washington
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonAttorneySec. of State Daniel "The Orator" Webster
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MAAttorneySec. of State Daniel "The Orator" Webster
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonAttorneySec. of State Daniel "The Orator" Webster
Manhattan Well MurderCriminal Court4-1-1800NY, New York CityLitigantLevi Weeks
West v. BarnesUS Supreme Court8-3-1791DC, WashingtonLitigantWilliam West
Baker v. FalesState Supreme Court10-1-1820MAJudgeSamuel Sumner Wilde
Bayard v. SingletonState Supreme Court11-1-1787NCJudgeJohn Williams
McCulloch v. MarylandUS Supreme Court3-6-1819DC, WashingtonAttorneyWilliam Wirt
Gibbons v. OgdenUS Supreme Court3-2-1824DC, WashingtonAttorneyWilliam Wirt
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonAttorneyWilliam Wirt
Worcester v. GeorgiaUS Supreme Court3-3-1832DC, WashingtonLitigantSamuel Austin Worcester