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Morrison Waite
Morrison Waite (1816 - 1888) was the seventh Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the court in 1874 after a nomination from President Ulysses Grant. Waite's service was terminated on March 23, 1888, due to death. Prior to joining the court, he was a private practice attorney in Ohio.[1]
Education
Waite attended Yale College and received his legal education by reading law.[1]
Professional career
- 1873: President of the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1873
- 1871: U.S. Representative to Geneva Arbitration
- 1863: Advisor to Governor of Ohio
- 1850-1874: Attorney in private practice, Toledo, Ohio
- 1849-1850: Member, Ohio General Assembly
- 1839-1850: Attorney in private practice, Maumee City, Ohio[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Supreme Court of the United States
Waite was nominated to the Supreme Court of the United States by President Ulysses Grant on January 19, 1874, to a seat vacated by Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1874, and received his commission on January 21, 1874. Waite's service was terminated on March 23, 1888, due to death.[1] He was succeeded to the post by Chief Justice Melville Weston Fuller.
Noteworthy cases
Citizens must be informed of their rights (1966)
This case grouped together Vignera v. New York, Westover v. United States and California v. Stewart. In each of the cases, defendants were held in custody and questioned without being told of their right to counsel. In two of the cases, the defendants signed agreements. The court determined that it was unconstitutional to not make the defendants aware of their rights. The decision outlined the process of arrest, interrogation, and notification of rights for law enforcement officials.[2]
Reasonable search and seizure permissible (1967)
Three men were frisked by plainclothes police after the police saw them casing an area for an illegal job. The police found weapons on two of them, and one, Terry, was sentenced to three years in jail. The court found that the search and seizure evidence was permissible in court because the officers acted on deductive reasoning rather than "a hunch." Because the searches were limited and necessary for the protection of the officers, it was allowable.[3]
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Salmon Portland Chase |
Supreme Court 1874–1888 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Melville Weston Fuller
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| 1869 |
Dillon • Drummond • Gresham • Hillyer • McKennan • Shepley • Woodruff • Woods | ||
| 1870 |
Blodgett • Bond • Bradley • Charles Daniel Drake • Emmons • Hopkins • Humphreys • Knowles • Longyear • MacArthur • Nixon • Sawyer • Strong • Winch | ||
| 1871 | Bradford • McKinney • Rives • Story • Swing | ||
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