Robert Trimble

Robert Trimble

Biography of Robert Trimble

Biographic Details

  • Family Name (Surname): Trimble
  • First Name: Robert
  • Date of Birth: November , 17 , 1776
  • Place of Birth (POB): Augusta County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
  • Date of Death: August , 25 , 1828
  • Place of Death (POD): Paris , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
  • Gender Identity: Male
  • Race or Ethnicity: White

Robert Trimble Court Service Information

  • Court Name: United States District Court, District of Kentucky
  • Court Type: United States District Court
  • Appointment under the Presidency of: James Madison ( Jeffersonian Republican )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/28/1817
  • Seat vacated by: Innes , Harry
  • Senate voice vote?: Yes
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/31/1817
  • Commission Date: 01/31/1817
  • Date of Termination: 05/09/1826
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Second Appointment of Robert Trimble

  • Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
  • Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC or “SCOTUS”)
  • Promoted by President: John Quincy Adams ( Jeffersonian Republican )
  • Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 04/11/1826
  • Seat vacated by: Todd , Thomas
  • Senate voice vote?: No
  • Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 05/09/1826
  • Commission Date: 05/09/1826
  • Date of Termination: 08/25/1828
  • Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Robert Trimble in the Law School

  • Name of School: Read law
  • Law Degree Year: 1803

Robert Trimble Career Path

Employment:

  • Private practice, Paris, Kentucky, 1803-1808, 1809-1817
  • State representative, Kentucky, 1803
  • Second judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1807-1808, 1810
  • Chief justice, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1810
  • District attorney, State of Kentucky, 1813-1817

    Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

    Allotment as Circuit Justice:

  • Seventh Circuit, ca. July 10, 1826-August 25, 1828

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