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Judge Roger Brooke Taney
Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
Roger Brooke Taney served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1836 to 1864. The appointment came from Andrew Jackson in 1836. Education: Dickinson College.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Andrew Jackson
- Active
- 1836 – 1864
- Party
- Democratic
Education
- Dickinson College (1795)
Career History
- JudgeSupreme Court of the United States (1836 – 1864) — appointed by Andrew Jackson
- Acting secretary of war1831 – present
- Secretary of the Treasury1833 – 1834
- Attorney General of the United States1831 – 1833
- Attorney general1827 – 1831
- Private practice1823 – 1831
- Director1818 – 1823
- State senator1816 – 1821
- Director, state bank branch1810 – 1815
- Private practice1801 – 1823
- State delegate1799 – 1800
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Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Taney will decide any matter.