John Archibald Campbell

Judge John Archibald Campbell

Personal

Birthday:

6/24/1811

Birthplace:

Washington, GA

Date of Death:

3/12/1889

Place of Death:

Baltimore, MD

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Washington, Georgia, 1829
Private practice, Montgomery, Alabama, 1829-1837
Private practice, Mobile, Alabama, 1837-1853
State representative, Alabama, 1837, 1843
Assistant secretary of war for the draft, Confederate States of America, 1862-1865
Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1865-1884

Education

Name of School:

Franklin College (now University of Georgia)

Degree Year:

1825

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1829

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Franklin Pierce

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

03/22/1853

Termination Date:

04/30/1861

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Fifth Circuit, ca. April 11, 1853-April 30, 1861