Henry Brockholst Livingston

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For the U.S. Representative, see Henry W. Livingston

Henry Brockholst Livingston (25 November 1757 - 18 March 1823) was an American jurist and a native of New York City. He was the son of William Livingston. He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1806 to 1823.

Justice Livingston was an alumnus of Princeton University. As a justice on the Supreme Court of New York, he authored a famous dissent in the case of Pierson v. Post, 3 Cai. R. 175 (1805). Two years after that dissent, President Thomas Jefferson appointed Livingston to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Justice Livingston often followed the lead of Chief Justice John Marshall. During his tenure on the court, Supreme Court Justices were required to ride a circuit; in Justice Livingston's case, he presided over cases in New York State.

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Preceded by: William Paterson	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States January 20, 1807 – March 18, 1823	Succeeded by: Smith Thompson

The Marshall Court		Image:Seal of the United States Supreme Court.png
1807–1810:	Wm. Cushing \| S. Chase \| B. Washington \| Wm. Johnson \| H.B. Livingston \| Th. Todd
1810–1811:	S. Chase \| B. Washington \| Wm. Johnson \| H.B. Livingston \| Th. Todd
1811–1812:	B. Washington \| Wm. Johnson \| H.B. Livingston \| Th. Todd \| G. Duvall
1812–1823:	B. Washington \| Wm. Johnson \| H.B. Livingston \| Th. Todd \| G. Duvall \| J. Story