Judicial service
Supreme Court of the United States
Judge
1841 – 1860 · 19 yrsAppointed by Martin Van Buren
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Judge
1836 – 1841 · 5 yrsAppointed by Andrew Jackson
Career
Lieutenant governor
Virginia
1818 – 1835 · 17 yrs
Member
Virginia Privy Council
1812 – 1835 · 23 yrs
State delegate
Virginia
1809 – 1812 · 3 yrs
Private practice
1808 – present · 218 yrs
Education
Degree, Princeton University