● Deceased
Samuel Freeman Miller
1816–1890 · Supreme Court seat #36 · 1862–1890 · IA
Samuel Freeman Miller trained originally as a physician before turning to law, and went on to author the majority opinion in the Slaughter-House Cases (1873), an early and consequential interpretation of the newly ratified Fourteenth Amendment.
Appointed By
Abraham Lincoln
Predecessor
Peter V. Daniel
Confirmed
July 16, 1862
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
July 21, 1862
Tenure Ended
October 13, 1890
Reason
Died in office