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The Jay Court lasted from 1789 to 1795, during the presidency of George Washington. John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George Washington and served from September 26, 1789, to June 29, 1795.

This page lists all cases decided during the Jay court. Those cases are arranged by decision year and then alphabetically within each year.

Cases

1791

• VANSTOPHORST et al. VERSUS THE STATE OF MARYLAND (1791)
• WEST, PLS. IN ERR. VERSUS BARNES. et al. (1791)

1792

• HAYBURN'S CASE (1792)
• OSWALD, ADMINISTRATOR, VERSUS THE STATE OF NEW-YORK (August 7, 1792)
• OSWALD, ADMINISTRATOR, VERSUS THE STATE OF NEW-YORK (February 14, 1792)
• THE STATE OF GEORGIA VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. (1792)

1793

• CHISHOLM, EX'R. VERSUS GEORGIA (1793)
• OSWALD, ADMINISTRATOR, VERSUS THE STATE OF NEW-YORK (1793)
• THE STATE OF GEORGIA VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. (1793)

1794

• GLASS, et al. APPELLANTS, VERSUS THE SLOOP BETSEY, et al. (1794)
• THE STATE OF GEORGIA, VERSUS BRAILSFORD, et al. (1794)

1795

• BINGHAM, PLAINTIFF IN ERR. VERSUS CABBOT et al. (1795)
• PENHALLOW, et al. VERSUS DOANE'S ADMINISTRATORS (1795)
• THE UNITED STATES VERSUS HAMILTON (1795)
• UNITED STATES VERSUS JUDGE LAWRENCE (1795)

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  History of the Supreme Court

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