U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1864 / Served to 1873
Salmon Portland Chase
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864 and confirmed by voice vote, Salmon Portland Chase was a Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 6, 1864
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln, 1864
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Dartmouth College 1826
- Succeeded
- Roger Brooke Taney
- Succeeded by
- Morrison Remick Waite
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1864 | Supreme Court · succeeded Roger Brooke Taney | Lincoln (R) | 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
| Dartmouth College | B.A. | 1826 |
| Read law | 1829 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Mathew Benjamin Brady (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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8 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).