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Justice Wilson (other)
Justice Wilson may refer to: United States Supreme Court * James Wilson (Founding Father) (1742–1798), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court U.S. state supreme courts * Alma Wilson (1917–1999), associate justice and chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * Donald R. Wilson (1917–1983), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia * Edward H. C. Wilson (1820–1870), associate justice of the Michigan Supreme Court * Francis S. Wilson (1872–1951), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois * Joseph G. Wilson (1826–1873), associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court * Kenneth B. Wilson (born 1938), associate justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court * Michael D. Wilson (fl. 2010s–2020s), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii * Paul C. Wilson (born 1961), judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri * Samuel B. Wilson (1873–1954), chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court * Scott Wilson (judge) (1870–1942), chief j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Wilson (Founding Father)
James Wilson (September 14, 1742 – August 21, 1798) was a Scottish-born American Founding Father, legal scholar, jurist and statesman who served as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1789 to 1798. Wilson was elected twice to the Continental Congress, was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence, and was a major participant in drafting the U.S. Constitution. A leading legal theorist, he was one of the first four Associate Justices appointed to the Supreme Court by George Washington. In his capacity as the first professor of law at the College of Philadelphia (later to become the University of Pennsylvania), he taught the first course on the new Constitution to President Washington and his Cabinet in 1789 and 1790. Born near Leven, Fife, Scotland, Wilson emigrated to Philadelphia in 1766 and became a teacher at the College of Philadelphia. After studying law under John Dickinson, he was admitted to the bar and set up legal practice in Reading, Pen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
