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Jefferson County
County Seat:
Mount Vernon
Area:
574 square miles
Population:
691 (1820 census) - 38,827 (2010 census)
Named for:
Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States
Created on:
March 26, 1819
Cases
Gray v. Ward
Justice(s):
Justice Onias C. Skinner
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Governor of the State of Illinois v. Ridgway et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Lyman Trumbull
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Napper et al. v. Short
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Atkin et al. v. Merrell
Justice(s):
Justice Pinkney H. Walker
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Casey v. Baldridge et al.
Justice(s):
Justice Samuel H. Treat
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Lucas v. Driver
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Herdman et al. v. Short
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Thatcher v. Thatcher
Justice(s):
Justice John D. Caton
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Wilbanks et al. v. Wilbanks
Justice(s):
Justice Walter B. Scates
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Casey v. Harvey
Justice(s):
Justice Samuel H. Treat
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