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Deceased

Joseph McKenna

1843–1926 · Supreme Court seat #57 · 1898–1925 · CA

Joseph McKenna had served as McKinley’s Attorney General before his appointment, and by the end of his 26-year tenure his declining faculties had become a source of quiet concern among his colleagues, who reportedly worked around him on close cases in his final years.

Appointed By
William McKinley
Predecessor
Stephen Johnson Field
Confirmed
January 21, 1898
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
January 26, 1898
Tenure Ended
January 5, 1925
Reason
Retired
Oral arguments & opinions on Oyez.org ↗Senate confirmation vote record ↗
Rufus W. PeckhamOliver Wendell Holmes Jr.