Who appointed David Davis?

President Abraham Lincoln appointed David Davis to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1862.

Was David Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

David Davis was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was David Davis's confirmation vote?

David Davis was confirmed by voice vote on December 8, 1862. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1862 / Served to 1877

David Davis

Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 and confirmed by voice vote, David Davis was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Sources ↓

Lived: 1815–1886
Appointed by: Abraham Lincoln, 1862
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: Kenyon College 1832
Succeeded: John Archibald Campbell
Succeeded by: John Marshall Harlan

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1862	Supreme Court succeeded John Archibald Campbell	Lincoln (R)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

Kenyon College	A.B.	1832
Read law		1834
New Haven Law School (now Yale Law School)

Questions & answers

Who appointed David Davis?: President Abraham Lincoln appointed David Davis to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1862.
Was David Davis appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: David Davis was appointed by President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was David Davis's confirmation vote?: David Davis was confirmed by voice vote on December 8, 1862. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was David Davis on?: David Davis was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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