He served another term representing New Hampshire in the Senate from 1841 to 1845 , when he accepted President James K. Polk 's appointment to the Supreme Court . Woodbury was the first Justice to have attended law school . He received significant support for the presidential nomination at the 1848 Democratic National Convention , particularly among New England delegates , but the nomination went to Lewis Cass of Michigan . Woodbury served on the court until his death in 1851
1848 Democratic National Convention
1848 Democratic National Convention
Levi Woodbury