● Deceased
John Archibald Campbell
1811–1889 · Supreme Court seat #33 · 1853–1861 · AL
John Archibald Campbell resigned from the Court in 1861 to join the Confederacy, later serving as its Assistant Secretary of War, and was briefly imprisoned after the Civil War before returning to a private law practice in New Orleans.
Appointed By
Franklin Pierce
Predecessor
John McKinley
Confirmed
March 22, 1853
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
April 11, 1853
Tenure Ended
April 30, 1861
Reason
Resigned