Buckner Thruston
Biography of Buckner Thruston
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Thruston
- First Name: Buckner
- Date of Birth: February , 9 , 1764
- Place of Birth (POB): Gloucester County , Virginia (US-VA, VA, 51, Va., Virg.)
- Date of Death: August , 30 , 1845
- Place of Death (POD): Washington , District of Columbia (US-DC, DC, 11, D.C., Wash. D.C.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Buckner Thruston Court Service Information
- Court Name: Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
- Court Type: United States Circuit Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: James Madison ( Jeffersonian Republican )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 12/12/1809
- Seat vacated by: Duckett , Allen Bowie
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/13/1809
- Commission Date: 12/14/1809
- Date of Termination: 08/30/1845
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Buckner Thruston in the Law School
- Name of School: College of William and Mary
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1783
Buckner Thruston Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1788-1789, 1791-1792, 1794-1802, 1803-1805
- State delegate, Virginia, 1789
- Commissioner, boundary dispute between Kentucky and Virginia, 1791
- Judge, Kentucky State District Court, 1791
- Clerk, Kentucky State Senate, 1792-1794
- Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court, 1802-1803
- U.S. senator from Kentucky, 1805-1809
- Nominated and confirmed to Superior Court for the Territory of Orleans, 1805; declined
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