John Catron

Judge John Catron

Personal

Birthday:

1786

Birthplace:

PA

Date of Death:

5/30/1865

Place of Death:

Nashville, TN

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Soldier under Andrew Jackson, 1812
Private practice, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818
Prosecutor, Cumberland Mountains, Tennessee, 1815-1818
Private practice, Nashville, Tennessee, 1818-1824, 1834-1837
Judge, Tennessee Supreme Court of Errors and Appeals, 1824-1834; chief justice, 1831-1834

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1815

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Andrew Jackson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

03/08/1837

Termination Date:

05/30/1865

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Eighth Circuit, March 10, 1837-October 28, 1862
Sixth Circuit, October 29, 1862-May 30, 1865