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Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna
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Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office
January 21, 1898 – January 5, 1925
Nominated by William McKinley
Preceded by Stephen Field
Succeeded by Harlan Stone
42nd United States Attorney General
In office
March 5, 1897 – January 25, 1898
Appointed by William McKinley
Preceded by Judson Harmon
Succeeded by John Griggs
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In office
March 17, 1892 – March 5, 1897
President Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by Lorenzo Sawyer
Succeeded by William Morrow
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1885 – March 28, 1892
Preceded by Barclay Henley
Succeeded by Samuel Hilborn
Personal details
Born (1843-08-10)August 10, 1843
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died November 21, 1926(1926-11-21) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political party Republican
Spouse(s) Amanda Borneman
Education Saint Joseph's University
Benicia Collegiate Institute

Joseph McKenna (August 10, 1843 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. He is one of seventeen members of the House of Representatives who subsequently served on the Supreme Court (including two Chief Justices).

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Irish Catholic immigrants, he attended St. Joseph's College and the Collegiate Institute at Benicia, California. After being admitted to the California bar in 1865, he became District Attorney for Solano County and then campaigned for and won a seat in the California State Assembly for two years (1875–1877). He retired after one term and an unsuccessful bid for Speaker of the House.

After two unsuccessful attempts, McKenna was elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1885 and served for four terms. He was appointed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in 1892 by President Benjamin Harrison.

In 1897 he was appointed the 42nd Attorney General of the United States by President William McKinley, and served in that capacity until 1898. He was then appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States to succeed Justice Stephen J. Field. McKenna was named by President McKinley on January 28, 1898 and took his seat the next day. Conscious of his limited credentials, McKenna took courses at Columbia Law School for several months to improve his legal education before taking his seat on the Court.


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