Henry Brockholst Livingston

Henry Brockholst Livingston

Biography of Henry Brockholst Livingston

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Livingston
  • First Name: Henry
  • Middle Name: Brockholst
  • Date of Birth: November , 25 , 1757
  • Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
  • Date of Death: March , 18 , 1823
  • Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Henry Brockholst Livingston Court Service Information

  • Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
  • Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: Thomas Jefferson ( Jeffersonian Republican )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/13/1806
  • Judicial Recess Appointment date: 11/10/1806
  • Seat vacated by: Paterson , William
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/17/1806
  • Commission Date: 01/16/1807
  • Date of Termination: 03/18/1823
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Henry Brockholst Livingston in the Law School

  • Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
  • Degree: Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
  • Law Degree Year: 1774

Second Law School Attendance

  • Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
  • Law Degree Year: 1783

Henry Brockholst Livingston Career Path

Employment:

  • Continental Army lieutenant colonel, staff of Gen. Philip Schuyler, 1775-1777
  • Private secretary, U.S. minister to Spain John Jay, 1779-1782
  • Imprisoned by British in New York, 1782
  • Private practice, New York City, 1783-1802
  • Associate justice, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, 1802-1807
  • Received recess appointment to U.S. District Court for the District of New York, May 16, 1805; declined appointment

    Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

    Allotment as Circuit Justice:

  • Second Circuit, March 9, 1808-March 18, 1823

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