Thomas Todd

Thomas Todd
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States
In office May 4, 1807 – February 7, 1826
Nominated by	Thomas Jefferson
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Robert Trimble
Chief Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office December 13, 1806 – March 3, 1807
Preceded by	George Muter
Succeeded by	Felix Grundy
Associate Justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals
In office December 19, 1801 – December 13, 1806
Preceded by	Seat established
Succeeded by	Robert Trimble
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Lincoln County
In office October 17, 1791 – December 20, 1791 Serving with John Logan
Preceded by	Baker Ewing
Succeeded by	position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1765-01-23)January 23, 1765 King and Queen County, Virginia, British America
Died	February 7, 1826(1826-02-07) (aged 61) Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S.
Resting place	Frankfort Cemetery
Political party	Democratic-Republican
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Harris Lucy Payne (1812–1826)
Education	Washington and Lee University (BA)

Thomas Todd (January 23, 1765 – February 7, 1826) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1807 to 1826. Raised in the Colony of Virginia, he studied law and later participated in the founding of Kentucky, where he served as a clerk, judge, and justice. He was married twice and had a total of eight children. Todd joined the U.S. Supreme Court in 1807 and his handful of legal opinions there mostly concerned land claims. He was labeled the most insignificant U.S. Supreme Court justice by Frank H. Easterbrook in The Most Insignificant Justice: Further Evidence, 50 U. Chi. L. Rev. 481 (1983).