Asa Biggs

Asa Biggs
Current Court Information:
Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina
Title:	Former Judge
Service:
Appointed by:	James Buchanan
Active:	5/3/1858 - 4/23/1861
Preceded by:	Henry Potter
Personal History
Born:	1811
Deceased:	1878
Law School:	Read Law (1831)

Asa Biggs (1811-1878) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.

He was nominated by President James Buchanan on May 3, 1858. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He resigned on April 23, 1861. Biggs was succeeded in this position by George Washington Brooks.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1831

Professional career

• Private practice, Martin County, North Carolina, 1831-1845, 1847-1854
• Representative, North Carolina State Constitutional Convention, 1835
• Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1840-1842
• Member, North Carolina State Senate, 1844-1845
• U.S. Representative from North Carolina, 1845-1847
• U.S. Senator from North Carolina, 1855-1858
• Judge, District Court of North Carolina, Confederate States of America, 1861-1865
• Private practice, Tarboro, North Carolina, 1865-1868
• Private practice and businessman, Norfolk, Virginia, 1868-1878

Judicial career

Eastern District of North Carolina

Biggs was nominated by President James Buchanan on May 3, 1858. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He resigned on April 23, 1861. Biggs was succeeded in this position by George Washington Brooks.

External links

• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
• Biography from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by: Henry Potter	Eastern District of North Carolina 1858–1861 Seat #XX	Succeeded by: '

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