Description: (Jurist)
Lemuel Shaw was a prominent American jurist who served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1830 to 1860. Before his appointment, he had a distinguished career in the Massachusetts House of Representatives and as a state senator. Shaw presided over several significant cases related to slavery, segregation, and religion during his tenure. His legal decisions and interpretations had a lasting impact on the development of law and jurisprudence in the United States.