U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1895 / Served to 1909
Rufus Wheeler Peckham
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Grover Cleveland in 1895 and confirmed by voice vote, Rufus Wheeler Peckham was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 9, 1895
- Appointed by
- Grover Cleveland, 1895
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Howell Edmunds Jackson
- Succeeded by
- Horace Harmon Lurton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1895 | Supreme Court · succeeded Howell Edmunds Jackson | Cleveland (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t available for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many earlier justices were confirmed by voice vote.
Education
| Read law | 1859 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
13 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).