Horace Gray lived from March 24, 1828 to September 15, 1902 and was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers of Congress. He was a staunch supporter of the authority of precedent throughout his career and wrote landmark opinions in cases such as Elk v. Wilkins and United States v. Wong Kim Ark.
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RoleAssociate Justice of the United States Supreme Court 1 Nationality / Jurisdiction Place of Death Classification
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Why is Horace Gray remembered as the first justice to hire a law clerk?
He was the first justice of both the Massachusetts and United States high courts to hire a law clerk.
Gray first did so on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, where as chief justice he hired Louis D. Brandeis as a clerk and became the first justice of that court to hire one. After joining the United States Supreme Court in 1882 he was also the first justice there to hire a law clerk. He paid the clerk's salary from his own funds because no government money was appropriated for the purpose at the time.
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Horace Gray (March 24, 1828 – September 15, 1902) was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers of Congress.
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Horace Gray (March 24, 1828 - September 15, 1902) was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, and then on the United States Supreme Court, where he frequently interpreted the Constitution in ways that increased the powers of Congress.
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Gray was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of Horace and Harriet (née Upham) Gray, and grandson of merchant and politician William Gray.
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- In Legal System: Law of the United States, Horace Gray (March 24, 1828, September 15, 1902) was an American jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicia
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