William Paterson

Biography of William Paterson

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Paterson
• First Name: William
• Date of Birth: December , 24 , 1745
• Place of Birth (POB): County Antrim , Ireland
• Date of Death: September , 9 , 1806
• Place of Death (POD): Albany , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

William Paterson Court Service Information

• Court Name: Supreme Court of the United States
• Court Type: United States Supreme Court (USSC)
• Appointment under the Presidency of: George Washington (
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 03/04/1793
• Seat vacated by: Johnson , Thomas
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 03/04/1793
• Commission Date: 03/04/1793
• Date of Termination: 09/09/1806
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

William Paterson in the Law School

• Name of School: College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Law Degree Year: 1763

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
• Degree: Master of Arts (M.A.)
• Law Degree Year: 1766

Third Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Read law
• Law Degree Year: 1768

William Paterson Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, New Bromley, New Jersey, 1769-1772
• Private practice, Princeton and Somerset County, New Jersey, 1772-1776
• Assistant secretary and secretary, New Jersey Provincial Congress, 1775, 1776
• Delegate, New Jersey constitutional convention, 1776
• Member, New Jersey Legislative Council, 1776-1777
• Somerset County [New Jersey] Battalion of Minutemen officer, 1777
• Member, New Jersey Council of Safety, 1777
• Attorney general, State of New Jersey, 1776-1783
• Private practice, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1783-1789
• Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
• U.S. senator from New Jersey, 1789-1790
• Governor and chancellor, New Jersey, 1790-1793
• Nominated to Supreme Court of the United States, February 27, 1793; nomination withdrawn by president, February 28, 1793
  

  Bankruptcy and Magistrate service

  Allotment as Circuit Justice:

• Southern Circuit, Spring 1793, Fall 1796, Fall 1799
• Middle Circuit, Fall 1793, Spring 1795-Fall 1795, Spring 1797-Fall 1797, Spring 1799, Fall 1800
• Eastern Circuit, Spring 1794-Fall 1794, Spring 1798-Fall 1798, Fall 1799-Fall 1800
• Third Circuit, April 29, 1802-March 2, 1803
• Second Circuit, March 3, 1803-September 9, 1806

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