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# Stephen Johnson Field

(1816–1899)   Lawyer

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Stephen Johnson Field was a lawyer, best known for *Personal reminiscences of early days in California*.

## Quick Facts About Stephen Johnson Field

Born November 4, 1816

Died April 9, 1899

Profession Lawyer

Notable works Personal reminiscences of early days in California

## About Stephen Johnson Field

Stephen Johnson Field was an American jurist. He was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1863 to 1897, and prior to that, he was the fifth Chief Justice of California. He had the third-longest tenure of any justice and is the only justice who served contemporaneously with one of their relatives, his nephew, David J. Brewer.

##  Quotes by Stephen Johnson Field

> [The Constitution deals with substance, not shadows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-johnson-field/the-constitution-deals-with-substance-not-shadows/)

Stephen Johnson Field

[Constitution](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/constitution/)

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> [The present assault upon capital is but the beginning. It will be but the stepping-stone to others, larger and more sweeping, till…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-johnson-field/the-present-assault-upon-capital-is-but-the-beginning-it-will-be-but-2/)

Stephen Johnson Field

[Assault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assault/)

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> [Here I close my opinion. I could not say less in view of questions of such gravity that go down to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-johnson-field/here-i-close-my-opinion-i-could-not-say-less-in-view-of-questions-of/)

Stephen Johnson Field

[Assault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/assault/)

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> [Questions of such gravity go down to the very foundations of the government. If the provisions of the Constitution can be set…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-johnson-field/questions-of-such-gravity-go-down-to-the-very-foundations-of-the/)

Stephen Johnson Field

[Congress](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/congress/)

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