John Blair
Position
Associate Justice
Seat
6
Nominated By
Washington
Commissioned on
Tuesday, September 29, 1789
Sworn In
Monday, February 1, 1790
Left Office
Saturday, October 24, 1795
Reason For Leaving
Resigned
Length of Service
5 years, 8 months, 23 days
Home
Virginia
The Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States (Artist: Ruth Koppang)
Biography
John Blair, Jr. was a delegate to the Virginia Constitutional Convention. He served on the committee that drafted the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Constitution. He as appointed a state judge in 1777. Blair was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, but he never made a speech. President George Washington appointed Blair one of the original justices of the Supreme Court. He served during a period when the Court handed down few important decisions. Blair left no mark -- for good or for ill -- on the nation's jurisprudence.
Which player's contribution to baseball best matches John Blair's contribution to law?
Cite this Page
John Blair. The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. 08 February 2012. <http://www.oyez.org/justices/john_blair/>.
John Blair, The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, http://www.oyez.org/justices/john_blair/ (last visited February 8, 2012).
"John Blair," The Oyez Project at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, accessed February 8, 2012, http://www.oyez.org/justices/john_blair/.