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Peter Vivian Daniel
Peter Vivian Daniel (1784-1860) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. He joined the Supreme Court in 1841 after a nomination from President Martin Van Buren. Barbour served on the Supreme Court until his death on May 31, 1860.
Interestingly, Daniel succeeded Philip Pendelton Barbour on both the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Supreme Court.[1]
Daniel was one of two justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Van Buren. He served during The Taney Court.[2]
Education
Daniel attended Princeton University and received his legal education by reading law.[1]
Professional career
- 1818-1835: Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
- 1812-1835: Member, Virginia Privy Council
- 1809-1812: Member, Virginia House of Delegates
- 1808: Attorney in private practice in Richmond, Virginia[1]
Federal judicial career
Supreme Court
Daniel was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Martin Van Buren on February 26, 1841, to fill the seat vacated by Justice Philip Pendelton Barbour. Daniel was confirmed by the Senate on March 2, 1841, and received commission the next day. He served until his death on May 31, 1860.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Justice Samuel Freeman Miller.
Eastern District of Virginia
Daniel was nominated to the Eastern District of Virginia by President Andrew Jackson on April 6, 1836. Daniel was confirmed by the Senate on April 19, 1836, and received commission the next day. He served until his nomination to the Supreme Court on March 3, 1841.[1] He was succeeded to this post by John Young Mason.
See also
- Supreme Court of the United States
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Philip Pendelton Barbour |
Eastern District of Virginia 1836–1841 |
Succeeded by: John Young Mason |
| Preceded by: Philip Pendelton Barbour |
Supreme Court 1841–1860 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Samuel Freeman Miller
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mark Davis (Virginia) • Leonie Brinkema • M. Hannah Lauck • Rossie Alston • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Michael Nachmanoff • Roderick Young • David Novak (Virginia) • Patricia Tolliver Giles • Elizabeth Hanes • Jamar Walker | ||
| Senior judges |
T.S. Ellis III • Claude Hilton • Anthony Trenga • Liam O'Grady • Rebecca Smith (Virginia) • Raymond Jackson • Robert Payne (Virginia) • Henry Hudson • John A. Gibney • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John F. Anderson • Ivan Davis • Douglas E. Miller • Lawrence Leonard • Robert J. Krask • Mark Colombell • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Tucker • George Hay • Philip Pendelton Barbour • Peter Vivian Daniel • John Young Mason • James Dandridge Halyburton • John Curtiss Underwood • Robert William Hughes • Edmund Waddill • James Spencer (Virginia) • T.S. Ellis III • James Cacheris • Robert Doumar • Henry Morgan • Richard Williams (Virginia) • Gerald Lee • Jerome Friedman • Duncan Groner • Luther Way • Robert Nelson Pollard • Albert Bryan, Sr. • John Butzner • Joseph Clarke • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • Walter Kelley • Oren Lewis • John MacKenzie (Virginia) • Robert Merhige • David Warriner • Albert Bryan, Jr. • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Spencer (Virginia) • Claude Hilton • James Cacheris • Albert Bryan, Sr. • Walter Hoffman • Charles Hutcheson • Richard Kellam • John MacKenzie (Virginia) • Albert Bryan, Jr. • | ||
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| Jackson |
Campbell • Harper • McLean • Baldwin • Barbour • Harvey • Ellis • Irwin • Brown • Leavitt • Monroe • Tappan • Wayne • Adams • Daniel • Heath • Holman • Johnson • Judson • Taney • Wells • Catron • Wilkins | ||
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| Van Buren |
Daniel • Mahlon Dickerson • Philemon Dickerson • Gholson • Gilchrist • Lawrence • Mason • McKinley • Nicoll • Pennybacker | ||
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