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Madison E. Hollister
Madison Elwell Hollister (February 13, 1808 – December 15, 1896) was an American jurist in Illinois and the Idaho Territory. Biography Hollister was born on February 13, 1808, in Cato, New York, the son of Abner and Polly (née Woodbridge) Hollister. He and his wife Delia married in 1832, and had two sons. He was an early settler of Ottawa, Illinois, where he would practice law for many years. Hollister was part of the National Reform Association that sought an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to make it a Christian nation. He was a United States presidential elector for Illinois in 1848, the presiding judge of Bureau County, Illinois, from 1855 to 1860, and the judge of the Ninth Judicial District of Illinois from 1855 to 1861. On March 16, 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Hollister as Associate Justice of the Idaho Territorial Supreme Court, and he was confirmed by the senate four days later. In 1874, Chief Justice David Noggle resigned, and on December 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idaho Supreme Court
The Idaho Supreme Court is the state supreme court of Idaho and is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices. The decisions of the Idaho Supreme Court are binding on all other Idaho state courts. The only court that may reverse or modify its decisions is the Supreme Court of the United States. Justices Justices are elected in non-partisan statewide elections and serve staggered six-year terms. Elections are held in the state primary, now in the spring, with run-off elections in November. The Chief Justice is selected by an election among the five justices and term length for that office is four years. Prior to 1983, the position went to the justice with the least amount of time remaining in his term. The court originally had three justices; it was expanded to five in 1921. Current justices Women on the Supreme Court The first female justice on the Idaho Supreme Court was Linda Copple Trout, appointed in 1992 by Governor Cecil Andrus and elected in 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Presidential Elector
The United States Electoral College is the group of presidential electors required by the Constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of appointing the president and vice president. Each state and the District of Columbia appoints electors pursuant to the methods described by its legislature, equal in number to its congressional delegation (representatives and senators). Federal office holders, including senators and representatives, cannot be electors. Of the current 538 electors, an absolute majority of 270 or more ''electoral votes'' is required to elect the president and vice president. If no candidate achieves an absolute majority there, a contingent election is held by the United States House of Representatives to elect the president, and by the United States Senate to elect the vice president. The states and the District of Columbia hold a statewide or districtwide popular vote on Election Day in November to choose electors based upon how they ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
