1804-1834, Supreme Court Justice, William Johnson

$35.00

This William Johnson mug is part of our collection of US Supreme Court biographical mugs.  An image of William Johnson and a short biography are features of this history mug.

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In 1793, William Johnson was elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives where he served for three terms.  President Thomas Jefferson nominated him as an associate justice to the Supreme Court and he was confirmed by the Senate.  Johnson was the first member of the Court who was not a Federalist and he developed a reputation as a frequent dissenter from the Federalist majority.  Johnson wrote the majority opinion for two major cases and many of the majority opinions in admiralty, land, and insurance cases. Johnson wrote nearly half of the Supreme Court’s dissenting opinions during his tenure, earning him the nickname the first dissenter.

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 William Johnson 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.
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