James Moore Wayne

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Justice Wayne, in an 1855 photograph by Matthew Brady
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Justice Wayne, in an 1855 photograph by Matthew Brady

James Moore Wayne (1790 - July 5, 1867) was an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia. Born in Savannah, Georgia, he graduated from Princeton University in 1808. Admitted to the bar in 1810 and began his practice in Savannah. He served in the military during the War of 1812. He served in the Georgia House of Representatives before becoming the mayor of Savannah, Georgia from September 8, 1817 to July 12, 1819.

He then served as a Judge in Georgia until he was elected as a Jacksonian to the United States Congress from March 4, 1829, to January 13, 1835. He resigned to accept the appointment as a Associate Justice to the Supreme Court. He served on the court from January 14, 1835 to his death on July 5, 1867.

James died in Washington, D.C. and was interred in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia. His sister Mary, was the great grandmother of Juliette Gordon Low the founder of Girl Scouts. In 1831, he sold his home to William Washington Gordon, Juliette's grandfather. This home is now called the Juliette Gordon Low birthplace.


Preceded by:
William Johnson
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
January 14, 1835July 5, 1867
Succeeded by:
(none)
The Marshall Court Seal of the U.S. Supreme Court
1835: G. Duvall | J. Story | S. Thompson | J. McLean | H. Baldwin | J. M. Wayne
The Taney Court
18361837: J. Story | S. Thompson | J. McLean | H. Baldwin | J. M. Wayne | P. P. Barbour
18371838: J. Story | S. Thompson | J. McLean | H. Baldwin | J. M. Wayne | P. P. Barbour | J. Catron
18381841: J. Story | S. Thompson | J. McLean | H. Baldwin | J. M. Wayne | P. P. Barbour | J. Catron | J. McKinley
18421843: J. Story | S. Thompson | J. McLean | H. Baldwin | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | J. McKinley | P. V. Daniel
18431844: J. Story | J. McLean | H. Baldwin | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | J. McKinley | P. V. Daniel
18451846: J. McLean | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | J. McKinley | P. V. Daniel | S. Nelson | L. Woodbury
18461851: J. McLean | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | J. McKinley | P. V. Daniel | S. Nelson | L. Woodbury | R. C. Grier
18511852: J. McLean | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | J. McKinley | P. V. Daniel | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | B. R. Curtis
18531857: J. McLean | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | P. V. Daniel | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | B. R. Curtis | J. A. Campbell
18581860: J. McLean | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | P. V. Daniel | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | J. A. Campbell | N. Clifford
18601861: J. McLean | J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | J. A. Campbell | N. Clifford
18621863: J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | N. Clifford | N. H. Swayne | S. F. Miller | D. Davis
18631864: J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | N. Clifford | N. H. Swayne | S. F. Miller | D. Davis | S. J. Field
The Chase Court
18641865: J. M. Wayne | J. Catron | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | N. Clifford | N. H. Swayne | S. F. Miller | D. Davis | S. J. Field
18651867: J. M. Wayne | S. Nelson | R. C. Grier | N. Clifford | N. H. Swayne | S. F. Miller | D. Davis | S. J. Field
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