● Deceased
Smith Thompson
1768–1843 · Supreme Court seat #19 · 1823–1843 · NY
Smith Thompson served as Secretary of the Navy under President Monroe before joining the Court, where he sat for twenty years and occasionally broke from Marshall's nationalist majority on questions of state sovereignty.
Appointed By
James Monroe
Predecessor
Henry Brockholst Livingston
Confirmed
December 9, 1823
Confirmation Vote
Acclamation
Tenure Began
September 1, 1823
Tenure Ended
December 18, 1843
Reason
Died in office