Daniel Was A Prominent Lawyer
He continued to practice law while being elected to the US House and won his first case in 1814 when he successfully argued before the US Supreme Court. As a result of his representation in a number of significant Supreme Court decisions, he rose to national recognition. He had long been well-liked in New Hampshire since his time in Boscawen and was known for his work in the House of Representatives. He appeared before the Supreme Court in the vast majority of its sessions between 1814 and 1852, arguing at least one case. He was counsel in 223 cases, winning about half of them. Outside the Supreme Court disputes, he also represented a large number of clients, including well-known figures like George Crowninshield, Francis Cabot Lowell, and John Jacob Astor.
Even though Democratic-Republicans controlled Congress, Chief Justice John Marshall made sure that the Federalist viewpoint remained prevalent in the courts. Webster quickly developed the ability to persuasively argue his points to Marshall and Joseph Story, another significant Supreme Court justice. Eight of the most well-known constitutional cases decided by the Court between 1814 and 1824 included him significantly. The Supreme Court made rulings in several of them, especially in the cases of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) and Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819), which heavily relied on his arguments. Due to his string of victories in Supreme Court battles, he gained the moniker "Great Expounder and Defender of the Constitution" from many. After Marshall's passing in 1835, he would continue to present cases before the Supreme Court, but he typically discovered that the Taney Court was less sympathetic to his views.
