U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1862 / Served to 1890
Samuel Freeman Miller
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 and confirmed by voice vote, Samuel Freeman Miller was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 16, 1862
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln, 1862
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded
- Peter Vivian Daniel
- Succeeded by
- Henry Billings Brown
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1862 | Supreme Court · succeeded Peter Vivian Daniel | 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
| Transylvania University | M.D. | 1838 |
| Read law | 1847 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
28 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).