James Iredell
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| James Iredell | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Position: | Seat #6t |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George Washington |
| Active: | 2/10/1790 - 10/20/1799 |
| Preceded by: | New Seat |
| Succeeded by: | Alfred Moore |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | October 5, 1751 |
| Home State: | Lewes, England |
| Deceased: | October 20, 1799 |
| Law School: | Read law, 1770 |
Contents |
Early life and education
Professional career
- Comptroller of customs, Edenton, North Carolina, 1768-1774
- Private practice, Edenton, North Carolina, 1773-1790
- Collector of customs, Port Roanoke, North Carolina, 1774-1776
- Member, Commission to draft and revise the laws of North Carolina, 1776
- Judge, Superior Court of North Carolina, 1777
- State attorney general, North Carolina, 1779-1781 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court of the United States
He was nominated by President George Washington on February 8, 1790 to a new seat established by 1 Stat. 73. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 10, 1790, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on October 20, 1799.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Alfred Moore.
See also
External links
- James Iredell. Biography from "michaelariens.com" (Michael Ariens is a Professor of Law)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Justice Iredell's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Supreme Court 1790–1799 Seat #6t |
Succeeded by: Alfred Moore |
This judge was assigned the seat number 6t or 6 temporary not because it was designed to be a temporary post but because the seat was allowed to expire by the congress in 1867.
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| Washington |
Bedford • Blair • Brearley • Cushing • Duane • Hopkinson • Innes • Jay • Law • Lowell • Pendleton • Rutledge • Sewall • Sullivan • Wilson | ||
| 1790 |
Bee • Drayton • Griffin • Iredell • Marchant • Morris • Paca • Sitgreaves • Stokes | ||
| 1791 - 92 | Chipman • Johnson • Lewis • Peters | ||
| 1793 - 95 | |||
| 1796 | |||
| 1797 | |||