PARKER AND ANOTHER v. THE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARYLAND (1827)

PARKER AND ANOTHER v. THE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARYLAND
	Term: 1827
Important Dates
	Argued: February 10, 1827
	Decided: February 20, 1827
Outcome
	Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Robert Trimble • Bushrod Washington

PARKER AND ANOTHER v. THE JUDGES OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF MARYLAND is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 20, 1827. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1827.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Maryland U.S. Circuit for the District of Maryland.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Federal Rules of Civil Procedure including Supreme Court Rules, application of the Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure in civil litigation, Circuit Court Rules, and state rules and admiralty rules
Petitioner: Creditor, including institution appearing as such; e.g., a finance company
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Judge
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 25 U.S. 561
How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.