● Deceased
Benjamin Robbins Curtis
1809–1874 · Supreme Court seat #32 · 1851–1857 · MA
Benjamin Robbins Curtis wrote one of two dissents in Dred Scott v. Sandford, arguing forcefully that free Black Americans could be citizens, and resigned soon after in 1857, reportedly in frustration over the bitter internal fallout from that case.
Appointed By
Millard Fillmore
Predecessor
Levi Woodbury
Confirmed
December 20, 1851
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
October 10, 1851
Tenure Ended
September 30, 1857
Reason
Resigned