John McKinley | |
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Former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court From: April 22, 1837 – July 19, 1852 | |
Nominator | Martin Van Buren |
Predecessor | (none) |
Successor | John A. Campbell |
U.S. Senator from Alabama From: November 27, 1826 –March 4, 1831 | |
Predecessor | Israel Pickens |
Successor | Gabriel Moore |
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Party | Democrat |
Religion | Protestant |
John McKinley (May 1, 1780 – July 19, 1852) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. In 15 years on the Court he wrote only 20 opinions.[1] He dissented in the case Bank of Augusta v. Earle - a case where the 8-1 majority overruled an opinion McKinley had written on the circuit court; McKinley believed states could limit business activities to businesses chartered within that state.[2]