David Josiah Brewer (January 20, 1837-March 28, 1910), was an American jurist. pre-1910 photograph of David Josiah Brewer File links The following pages link to this file: David Josiah Brewer Categories: Public domain images ... pre-1910 photograph of David Josiah Brewer File links The following pages link to this file: David Josiah Brewer Categories: Public domain images ... January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... A jurist is a professional who studies, develops, applies or otherwise deals with the law. ...

Brewer was born to a family of Congregational missionaries in Turkey. His parents returned to the United States in 1838 and settled in Connecticut. Brewer attended college at Wesleyan University and Yale University, graduating from the latter in 1856. Brewer read law for one year, then enrolled at Albany Law School in Albany, New York, graduating in 1858. Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... State nickname: The Constitution State Other U.S. States Capital Hartford Largest city Bridgeport Governor M. Jodi Rell Official languages English Area 14,371 km² (48th)  - Land 12,559 km²  - Water 1,809 km² (12. ... Wesleyan University founded in 1831, is a private, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Albany is the capital of the state of New York in the United States of America. ... 1858 is a common year starting on Friday. ...

Upon graduating from law school, Brewer moved to Kansas and established a law practice. He was named Commissioner of the Federal Circuit Court in Leavenworth in 1861. He held two other judgeships before being elected to the Kansas Supreme Court in 1870, where he served for 14 years. In 1884 he was named to the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. State nickname: The Sunflower State Other U.S. States Capital Topeka Largest city Wichita Governor Kathleen Sebelius Official languages None Area 82,277 mi²; 213,096 km² (15th)  - Land 81,815 mi²; 211,900 km²  - Water 462 mi²; 1,196 km² (0. ... For the city in the state of Washington, see Leavenworth, Washington. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States district courts: Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas Northern and Southern Districts of Iowa District of Minnesota Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri District of Nebraska District of...

After 28 years on the bench, Brewer was nominated by Benjamin Harrison to the United States Supreme Court, in 1889, and confirmed in 1890 by the Senate. He served on the court for 20 years, until his death in 1910. This article is about the President. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Brewer was an active member of the Supreme Court, writing often in both concurring and dissenting opinions. He was a major contributor to the doctrine of substantive due process, the arguing that certain activities are entirely outside government control. In his time he frequently sided with Court majorities striking down property rights restrictions. Brewer also authored the unanimous opinion of the Court in Muller v. Oregon (1908), in support of a law restricting working hours for women. He was also the nephew of Associate Justice Stephen Johnson Field. Holding Oregons limit on the working hours of women was constitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment, because it was justified by the strong state interest in protecting womens health. ...

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• Data drawn in part from the Supreme Court Historical Society (http://www.supremecourthistory.org|) and Oyez (http://www.oyez.org|).