TIL about jurist David S. Terry, who killed his former friend, Senator David Broderick in a duel, and 30 years later attacked his successor as Chief Justice of California, Stephen J. Field, who was on the Supreme Court. en.wikipedia.org Submitted by PaleRepresentative t3_y53ute on October 16, 2022 at 1:11 AM in todayilearned 28 comments 151
Buffalo95747 t1_isibplp wrote on October 16, 2022 at 5:11 AM If I recall correctly, Judge Terry was pro-slavery and a Confederate sympathizer as well. Just a lovable guy. Permalink 1
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