Description
As a lawyer, Samuel Blatchford turned down a judgeship on N.Y.’s highest court, but in 1867 accepted a position on the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York. Five years later he was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals of the Second Circuit. In 1882, President Chester Arthur nominated Blatchford as an associate justice to the Supreme Court, where he then served for eleven years. Blatchford was an expert in admiralty and patent law and authored Blatchford and Howland’s Admiralty Cases, which was considered the most complete work of its kind. He wrote 430 opinions and two dissents during his tenure on the Court.
US Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest federal court of the United States, established in 1788 pursuant to Article Three of the U.S. Constitution. It has the ultimate jurisdiction over all federal and state court cases involving federal laws. The Court normally consists of the Chief Justice and eight associate justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Justices have lifetime tenure unless they resign, retire or are removed after impeachment. The Supreme Court is one of the three branches of the federal government which also includes the Executive (President) and Legislative (Senate and House of Representatives).
This U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Blatchford History Mug is part of our U.S. Supreme Court series which includes all the U.S. Supreme Court Justices.
The biographical History Mugs were created to teach and inspire individuals to learn about our diverse and interesting history. The biographies were researched and written by history enthusiast, Robert Compton. He colorized most of the historic photos and images used on the mugs, which were originally black and white or sepia-tone. The images and biographies are imprinted on mugs at his studio in rural Vermont.
- Mugs are food and microwave safe.
- To preserve photographic quality we recommend hand washing.
- Mugs are usually shipped within 3-5 days.
