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At the urging of John T. Stuart, Lincoln begins to teach himself law and borrowed Stuart's books to do so
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Lincoln recieves his license to practice law in all Illinois state courts
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Lincoln is formerly recognized as a lawyer when his name is entered in the list of lawyers in the Illinois Supreme Court office
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Lincoln moves to Springfield, Illinois to practice law with John T. Stuart
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Lincoln successfully represents accused murderer Henry Truett
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Lincoln begins practicing law in the Illinois Eighth Judicial Circuit
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Lincoln ends his law partnership with John T. Stuart and becomes partners with Stephen T. Logan
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Lincoln ends his partnership with Stephen Logan and accepts William H. Herndon as a junior partner
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Lincoln appears for the plaintiff in a fugitive slave case
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Lincoln represented the railroad before the Illinois Supreme Court
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Lincoln is consulted to join the McCormick v. Manny case as a local lawyer in Springfield, Illinois. Although they tried to cut him off the case (Edwin M. Stanton being one of the lawyers already on the case), Lincoln still offers his services and developed arguments for the Manny defense
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Lincoln takes place of David Davis as judge in Sangamon County circuit court
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Lincoln helped prosecute in the murder case in which the defendant claimed insanity
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Lincoln was present at the opening of the "Effie Afton" steamboat trial
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Lincoln actually used the almanac to clear Duff Armstrong of a murder charge
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Lincoln clears Peter Cartwright's grandson of a murder charge
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Lincoln nominates Noah H. Swayne of Ohio as a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
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Lincoln nominates Samuel F. Miller of Iowa as a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
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Lincoln nomiinates David Davis of Illinois as a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
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Lincoln nominated Stephen J. Field of California as a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
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Lincoln nominated Salmon P. Chase of Ohio as a U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice
