Who appointed Morrison Remick Waite?

President Ulysses Grant appointed Morrison Remick Waite to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1874.

Was Morrison Remick Waite appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Morrison Remick Waite was appointed by President Ulysses Grant, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Morrison Remick Waite's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Morrison Remick Waite 63–0 on January 21, 1874.

Supreme Court / Appointed 1874 / Served to 1888

Morrison Remick Waite

Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the United States

Appointed by President Ulysses Grant in 1874 and confirmed by the Senate 63–0, Morrison Remick Waite was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Sources ↓

Lived: 1816–1888
Appointed by: Ulysses Grant, 1874
Confirmed: 63–0
Succeeded: Salmon Portland Chase
Succeeded by: Melville Weston Fuller

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1874	Supreme Court succeeded Salmon Portland Chase	Grant (R)	63–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

The Senate’s published per-senator roll-call records begin in 1989, so no senator-by-senator breakdown is available for this vote.

Education

Yale College		1837
Read law		1839

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Private practice, Maumee City, Ohio	1839-1850
State representative, Ohio	1849-1850
Private practice, Toledo, Ohio	1850-1874
Advisor, Gov. David Tod, Ohio	1863
U.S. representative, Geneva Arbitration Tribunal	1871
President, Ohio constitutional convention	1873

Questions & answers

Who appointed Morrison Remick Waite?: President Ulysses Grant appointed Morrison Remick Waite to the Supreme Court of the United States in 1874.
Was Morrison Remick Waite appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Morrison Remick Waite was appointed by President Ulysses Grant, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Morrison Remick Waite's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Morrison Remick Waite 63–0 on January 21, 1874.
Which court was Morrison Remick Waite on?: Morrison Remick Waite was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

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