John Rutledge Supreme Court nominations

John Rutledge was twice nominated by President George Washington to the Supreme Court of the United States, being nominated and confirmed in 1789 as an associate justice, and being unsuccessfully nominated in 1795 to serve as chief justice. == 1789 nomination for associate justice == On September 24, 1789, George Washington nominated Rutledge for one of the five associate justice positions on the newly established Supreme Court.

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