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Rufus W. Peckham
1838–1909 · Supreme Court seat #56 · 1896–1909 · NY
Rufus W. Peckham authored the majority opinion in Lochner v. New York (1905), striking down a maximum-hours law for bakers on freedom-of-contract grounds — a ruling so controversial its era of jurisprudence is still known to legal scholars as the "Lochner era."
Appointed By
Grover Cleveland
Predecessor
Howell E. Jackson
Confirmed
December 9, 1895
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
January 6, 1896
Tenure Ended
October 24, 1909
Reason
Died in office