Confederate Supreme Court

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:appeals_to From lower Confederate courts
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:case_number Lost during the war
gptkbp:case_outcome Influenced by Southern legal traditions
Influenced by wartime conditions
Published during its operation
Reflective of Confederate values
gptkbp:court gptkb:United_States_District_Court
Similar to U. S. Supreme Court
With the fall of the Confederacy
gptkbp:court's_history Part of Confederate government history
gptkbp:court's_impact Minimal on post-war legal system
gptkbp:court's_influence Limited to Confederate States
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
Defeat in the Civil War
gptkbp:established 1861
gptkbp:final_case gptkb:State_of_Texas_v._White
gptkbp:first_case gptkb:State_of_Georgia_v._Stanton
gptkbp:function interpret Confederate law
gptkbp:has_authority_over gptkb:Constitution_of_the_Confederate_States
Challenged by state courts
Derived from Confederate Constitution
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_significance Confederate legal history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Confederate Supreme Court
gptkbp:judges gptkb:Thomas_J._Semmes
gptkb:Roger_B._Taney
gptkb:3
gptkb:John_A._Campbell
gptkb:William_M._Browne
gptkbp:judicial_review gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy Limited due to short existence
gptkbp:legal_framework Dispute resolution
Confederate legal system
Controversial during the war
In Confederate governance
Limited by Confederate Constitution
Struggled under Confederate government
gptkbp:legal_issue Faced numerous during existence
gptkbp:location Confederate capital
gptkbp:notable_wins gptkb:Confederate_States_v._the_United_States
gptkbp:operational_period 1861-1865
gptkbp:precedent Established during its tenure
gptkbp:predecessor State Supreme Courts
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Civil_War
gptkbp:session Held in Richmond
gptkbp:successor gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkbp:type gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4