Justice Detail

Justice Walter B. Scates

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Born:
January 18, 1808, in South Boston, Virginia
Illinois Supreme Court Justice:
1841-1847, 1853-1857
Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice:
1855-1857
Succeeded:
Lyman Trumbull
Succeeded by:
Sidney Breese, William A. Denning
Represented:
3rd Circuit (1841-1847), 1st Division (1853-1857)
Political Party
Democrat
Other Political Offices:

Circuit Court Judge (1836-1841), Illinois Attorney General (1836-1836)
Died:
October 26, 1886 in Evanston, IL
Buried:
Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, IL
Notes:
Portrait courtesy of the Illinois Supreme Court