St. George Tucker

Biography of St. George Tucker

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Tucker
• First Name: St. George
• Date of Birth: July , 10 , 1752
• Place of Birth (POB): Port Royal , Bermuda
• Date of Death: October , 10 , 1827
• Place of Death (POD): near Warminster , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

St. George Tucker Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, District of Virginia
• 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): 01/18/1813
• Seat vacated by: Tyler , John
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 01/19/1813
• Commission Date: 01/19/1813
• Date of Termination: 02/04/1819
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Reassignment

Second Appointment of St. George Tucker

• Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Origin: Reassignment
• New Seat
• Authorization legislation: 3 Stat. 478
• Commission Date: 02/04/1819
• Date of Termination: 06/30/1825
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Resignation

St. George Tucker in the Law School

• Name of School: College of William and Mary
• Law Degree Year: 1772

St. George Tucker Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1772-1776, 1811-1813
• Continental Army lieutenant colonel, 1776-1781
• Member, Virginia Council of State
• Private practice, Virginia, 1781-1788
• Commonwealth attorney, Chesterfield County, Virginia, 1783-1786
• Delegate, Annapolis Convention, 1786
• Judge, General Court of Virginia, 1788-1803
• Professor of law, College of William and Mary, 1800-1804
• Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1803-1811

Resources

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