Rufus Wheeler Peckham

Judge Rufus Wheeler Peckham

Personal

Birthday:

11/8/1838

Birthplace:

Albany, NY

Date of Death:

10/24/1909

Place of Death:

Altamont, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Albany, New York, 1859-1883
District attorney, Albany County, New York, 1869-1872
Corporation counsel, Albany, New York, 1881-1883
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, 1883-1886
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1886-1895

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1859

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

Grover Cleveland

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/09/1895

Termination Date:

10/24/1909

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Second Circuit, February 3, 1896-October 24, 1909
First Circuit, October 20, 1902-December 7, 1902