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Bookmark or Share- Stephen J. Field - OyezField wanted to be chief justice, but that was not to be. He remained on the Court well after his faculties started to wane. Field's 34 years and 9+ months on the Court surpassed John Marshall's service by a mere five months.
- Stephen Johnson Field - WikipediaStephen Johnson Field (November 4, 1816 – April 9, 1899) was an American jurist. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from May 20, 1863, to December 1, 1897, the second longest tenure of any justice. Prior to this appointment, he was the fifth Chief Justice of California.
- Field, Stephen Johnson - Encyclopedia.comStephen Johnson Field served as associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1863 to 1897, making him the second longest serving justice in the history of the Court. Field was a conservative who consistently upheld the interests of business.
- Stephen Johnson Field - Constitutional Law ReporterIn 1859, Field replaced the former chief justice of the California Supreme Court, David S. Terry, as Terry had killed a United States Senator from California in a duel and fled the state. Thirty years later, their paths would cross again.
- Stephen J. Field | US Supreme Court Justice, Dissenter & Dissenting ...Stephen J. Field was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and chief architect of the constitutional approach that largely exempted the rapidly expanding industry of the United States from governmental regulation after the Civil War.
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