David Howell
| David Howell | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| District of Rhode Island | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | James Madison |
| Active: | 11/17/1812 - 7/30/1824 |
| Preceded by: | David Leonard Barnes |
| Succeeded by: | John Pitman |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | January 1, 1747 |
| Home State: | Morristown, NJ |
| Deceased: | July 30, 1824 |
| Law School: | Princeton U., 1766 |
| Grad. School: | Princeton University, 1766 |
Contents |
Early life and education
- Princeton University, 1766
- Brown University, A.M., 1769[1]
Professional career
- Professor, Brown University, 1766-1824
- Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1768-1779
- Justice of the peace, Providence, Rhode Island, 1779
- Justice, Court of Common Pleas, Providence, Rhode Island, 1780
- Private practice, Providence, Rhode Island, 1781-1782
- Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1785
- Associate justice, Rhode Island Supreme Court, 1786-1787
- State attorney general, Rhode Island, 1789
- Boundary commissioner, New York City, 1794[1]
Judicial career
District of Rhode Island
Howell was nominated by President James Madison on November 13, 1812. He was confirmed by the Senate on November 16, 1812, and received commission on November 17, 1812. He served until his death on July 30, 1824. Howell was succeeded in this position by John Pitman.[1]
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Biography of David Howell from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: David Leonard Barnes |
District of Rhode Island 1812–1824 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Pitman |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison |
Drayton • Duvall • Fisher • Hall • Howell • Morsell • Pennington • Story • Thruston • Trimble • Tucker • Tyler • Van Ness | ||
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Lincoln Almond • Robert Lovegreen • Patricia A. Sullivan • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Ernest Torres • Bruce Marshall Selya • Benjamin Bourne • Henry Marchant • David Leonard Barnes • David Howell • John Pitman • Jonathan Russell Bullock • John Power Knowles • LeBaron Bradford Colt • George Moulton Carpenter • Arthur Lewis Brown • Ira Lloyd Letts • John Christopher Mahoney • Francis Boyle • Edward Day • John Patrick Hartigan • Edward Leahy • Raymond Pettine • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Ronald Lagueux • Ernest Torres • Francis Boyle • Edward Day • Raymond Pettine • | ||
