John Pickering

Biography of John Pickering

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Pickering
• First Name: John
• Date of Birth: September , 22 , 1737
• Place of Birth (POB): Newington , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
• Date of Death: April , 11 , 1805
• Place of Death (POD): Portsmouth , New Hampshire (US-NH, NH, 33, N.H)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

John Pickering Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of New Hampshire
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington (
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 02/10/1795
• Seat vacated by: Sullivan , John
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 02/11/1795
• Commission Date: 02/11/1795
• Date of Termination: 03/12/1804
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Impeachment & Conviction

John Pickering in the Law School

• Name of School: Harvard College
• Law Degree Year: 1761

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law

John Pickering Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Greenland, New Hampshire
• Private practice, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, -1783, 1788-1790
• Delegate, New Hampshire constitutional conventions, 1781-1783, 1791-1792
• State representative, New Hampshire, 1783-1787
• Member, New Hampshire convention to ratify U.S. Constitution, 1788
• State senator and member of Executive Council, -1790
• President (governor), New Hampshire, 1790
• Chief justice, New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature, 1790-1795

Resources

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