Joseph Story.
American jurist (1779–1845); US Supreme Court justice from 1812 to 1845
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About Joseph Story
Joseph Story was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1812 to 1845. He is most remembered for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee and United States v. The Amistad, and especially for his Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States, first published in 1833. Dominating the field in the 19th century, this work is a cornerstone of early American jurisprudence. It is the second comprehensive treatise on the provisions of the U.S. Constitution and remains a critical source of historical information about the forming of the American republic and the early struggles to define its law.
Everything about Joseph Story →- Occupation
- politician, judge, university teacher, lawyer
- Position held
- United States representative, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 18, 1779
- Died
- September 10, 1845