U.S. Supreme Court / Appointed 1872 / Served to 1882
Ward Hunt
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
Appointed by President Ulysses Grant in 1872 and confirmed by voice vote, Ward Hunt was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Sources — FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 11, 1872
- Appointed by
- Ulysses Grant, 1872
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Union College 1828
- Succeeded
- Samuel Nelson
- Succeeded by
- Samuel M. Blatchford
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | Supreme Court · succeeded Samuel Nelson | Grant (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
| Litchfield (Tapping Reeve) Law School | ||
| Union College | B.A. | 1828 |
| Read law | 1831 |
Sources
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
9 years on the Court. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).