Education
Stratton graduated from College Hill in the state of Ohio.
Stratton graduated from College Hill in the state of Ohio.
He served as the 11th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, serving from 1859 until 1866. Riley Stratton was born in 1823 to C.P. Stratton in Pennsylvania. He then prepared to serve in the ministry, but then switched to studying law and was admitted to the Indiana Barometer
After college he returned to Madison and engaged in the practice of law.
In 1852, Stratton moved to what was then the Territory, traveling around Cape Horn and settling in Scottsburg. There he practiced law and was involved in various business enterprises, and served as a district attorney.
In 1858, when the new state government was being formed, Stratton was elected to the Supreme Court and began his term in 1859. During that time, the Supreme Court justices also rode circuit, continuing this practice until 1878.
In 1863, Stratton became part owner of steamboat, the Enterprise, which was built at Canemah, by Captain
George A. Pease.
He was one of the first group of justices elected to the court along with Aaron East. Wait and Paine Page Prim as previous members of the court were appointed during ’s territorial period.