Joseph Story (September 18 1779 – September 10 1845) was an American lawyer and jurist who served on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1811 to 1845. He is most remembered for his opinions in Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee and The Amistad case and especially for his magisterial Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States first published in 1833. Dominating the field in the 19th century this work is a cornerstone of early American jurisprudence.
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active years end date
1809-03-03
active years start date
1808-05-23
birth date
1779-09-18
birth place
Marblehead Massachusetts, United States
death date
1845-09-10
death place
Cambridge Massachusetts, United States
order in office
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
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