
Ruffin, Thomas
30 Dec. 1833 - 10 Nov. 1852
Born:Â 17 Nov 1787, Virginia
Died:Â 15 Jan 1870, Hillsborough, NC
Buried:Â St. Matthews Church, Hillsborough, NC
Education:Â Princeton
Read Law:Â David Robertson (Virginia),
Judge Archibald Murphey
Judge Archibald Murphey
Admitted:Â 1807
House of Commons:Â 1813, 1815, 1816
Speaker of the House:Â 1816
Elected to Superior Court:Â 1816, 1825
Elected to Supreme Court:Â Dec 1829
Named Chief Justice: 30 Dec 1833
Resigned: 10 Nov 1852
Elected Assoc. Justice:Â 1858 (2nd time)
Resigned:Â 1859
Preceded by:
Associate Justice:Â John Toomer
Chief Justice:Â Leonard Henderson
Succeeded by:
Associate Justice:Â William Gaston
Chief Justice:Â Frederick Nash
Number of Opinions:
1401 Majority
14 Dissenting
17 Concurring
1432 Total