Justice John Appleton was appointed his successor for three terms, retiring in 1883, after a judicial service of thirty-one years. The present chief-justice is John Andrew Peters, now serving his second term. It is proposed to give in the following pages a sketch of the lives of the chief jus tices, and the present associate justices. The following is a chronological table of the Supreme Judicial Court justices from the beginning to the present date, 1895. Chief Justices. Prentiss Mellen, Portland, July t, 1820, to Oct. 22, 1834. Nathan Weston, Augusta, Oct. 22, 1834, to Oct. 21, 1 841. Ezekiel Whitman, Portland. Dec. 10, 1841. Re signed Oct, 23, 1848. Ether Shepley, Portland, Oct. 23, 1848, to Oct. 22, 1855. John Searle Tenney, Norridgcwock, Oct. 23, 1855, to Oct. 23, 1862. John Appleton, Iiangor, Oct. 24, 1862, to Sept. 19, 1883. John A. Peters, Sept. 20, 1883. Reappointed Sept. [9, 1890. Associate Justices. William Pitt Preble, Portland, July 1, 1820. Res'd June 18, 1828. Nathan Weston, Augusta, July I, 1820. Ap'd C. J. Oct. 22, 1834. Albion K. Parris, Portland, June 25, 1828. Res'd Aug. 20, 1836. Nicholas Emery, Portland, Oct. 22, 1834, to Oct. 21, 184 1. Ether Shepley, Saco, Sept. 23, 1836. Ap'd C. J. Oct. 23, 1848. John S. Tenney, Norridgcwock, Oct, 23, 1841. Ap'd C. J. Oct. 23, 1855. Samuel Wells, Portland, Sept. 2S, 1847. Resigned March 31, 1854. Joseph Howard, Portland, Oct. 23, 1848, to Oct. 22, .855. Richard D. Rice, Augusta, May 11, 1852. Re signed Dec. 1, 1863. John Appleton, Iiangor, May II, 1852. Ap'd C. J. Oct. 24, 1862. Joshua W. Hathaway, Bangor, May 11, 1852, to May 10, 1859. Jonas Cutting, Bangor, April 20, 1854. Reap'd April 20, 186 1, and April 20, 1868.
Seth May, Winthrop, May 6, 185;. to May 7, 1862. Woodbury Davis, Portland. Oct. 10, 1855. Rem'd April, 1856. Reap'd Feb. 25, 1857. Resigned 1865. Daniel Goodenow, Alfred, Oct. 10, 1855, to Oct. 10, 1862. Edward Kent, Bangor, May 11, 1859. Reap'd May 11, 1866. Charles W. Walton, Deering, May 14, 1862. Reap'd May 14, 1869, May 16, 1876, May 15, 1883. and May 15, 1890. Jonathan G. Dickerson, Belfast, Oct. 24, 1862. Reap'd Sept. 24, 1869, and Sept. 20, 1876. Died in office, Sept. 1, 1878. Edward Fox, Portland, Oct. 24, 1862. Resigned 1863. William G. Barrows, Brunswick, March 27, 1863. Reap'd March 24, 1870, and March 24, 1877. Charles Danforth, Gardiner, Jan. 5, 1864. Reap'd Jan. 5, 1871, Dec. 31, 1877, and Dec. 31, 1884. Died in office. Mar. 30, 1890. Rufus P. Tapley, Saco, Dec. 21, 1865, to Dec. 21, 1872. William Wirt Virgin, Portland, Dec. 26, 1872. Reap'd March, 1880, and March 30, 1887. Died in office, Jan. 23, 1893. John A. Peters, Bangor, May 20, 1873. Reap'd May 20, 1880. Ap'd C. J. Sept. 30. 1883. Reap'd Sept. 19, 1890. Artemas Libbey, Augusta, April 24, 1875. Reap'd Jan. 11, 1883, and Jan. 10, 1890. Died in office, March 15, 1894. Joseph W. Symonds, Portland, Oct. 16, 1878. Res'd March 31/1884. Lucilius A. Emery, Ellsworth, Oct. 5, 1883. Reap'd Oct. 4, 1890. Enoch Foster, Bethel, March 24, 1S84. Reap'd March 24, 189 1 . Thomas H. Haskell, Portland, March 31, 1884. Reap'd March 31, 1891. William I'enn Whitehouse, Augusta, April 15, 1890. Andrew Peters Wiswell, Ellsworth, April 10, 1893. Sewall C. Strout, Portland, April 12, 1894. Prentiss Mellen, the first chief-justice, and the third son of the Rev. John Mellen, was born October 11, 1764, at Sterling, in Massachusetts. With a most affectionate and filial regard, he cherished the memory of his father, who was distinguished for learning, simplicity of manners, and Christian purity of life, often speaking of him as a fine specimen of the New England clergy. From his mother, the daughter of the Rev. John
