Nathaniel Chipman
| Nathaniel Chipman | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Vermont | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George Washington |
| Active: | 3/4/1791 - 1/1/1793 |
| Preceded by: | 1 Stat. 197 |
| Succeeded by: | Samuel Hitchcock |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1752 |
| Home State: | Salisbury, CT |
| Deceased: | 1843 |
| Bachelors: | Yale College (1777) |
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Nathaniel Chipman was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont. He was nominated by President George Washington on March 4, 1791 to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 197. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He resigned January 1, 1793. Chipman was succeeded in this position by Samuel Hitchcock. [1]
Early life and education
- Yale College, 1777[1]
Professional career
- Continental Army, 1777-1778
- Private practice, Tinmouth, Vermont, 1779-1784, 1785-1787, 1793-1796, 1804-1806, 1809-1810, 1811-1813, 1817-1843
- State's attorney, Montpelier, Vermont, 1781-1785
- Representative, Vermont State Legislature, 1784-1785
- Assistant justice, Vermont Supreme Court, 1787-1789
- Chief justice, Vermont Supreme Court, 1790-1791
- Chief justice, Vermont Supreme Court, 1796-1798
- U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1798-1804
- Representative, Vermont State Legislature, 1806-1809
- Representative, Vermont State Legislature, 1811
- Member, Vermont Council of Censors, 1813
- Chief justice, Vermont Supreme Court, 1813-1815
- Professor of law, Middlebury College, 1816- [1]
Judicial career
District of Vermont
Chipman was nominated by President George Washington on March 4, 1791 to a new seat authorized by 1 Stat. 197. He was confirmed by the Senate and received commission that same day. He resigned January 1, 1793. Chipman was succeeded in this position by Samuel Hitchcock. [1]
External links
- Biography of Nathaniel Chipman from the Federal Judicial Center.
- Writings of Nathaniel Chipman by The Open Library.
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
District of Vermont 1791–1793 |
Succeeded by: Samuel Hitchcock |
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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 | |||
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | John Conroy • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Nathaniel Chipman • Samuel Hitchcock • Elijah Paine • Samuel Prentiss • David Allen Smalley • James Oakes • Fred Parker • Hoyt Henry Wheeler • James Loren Martin • Harland Bradley Howe • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • James Leamy • Bernard Leddy • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
William K. Sessions • John Murtha • Fred Parker • Franklin Billings • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • Bernard Leddy • | ||
