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Harry Innes
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky · 1789
Harry Innes , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky. Harry Innes (January 4, 1752 – September 20, 1816) was a Virginia lawyer and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who became a local judge and prosecutor as well as helped establish the state of Kentucky, before he accepted appointment as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky and served until his death.
Education
- College of William and Mary
- Read law1772
Career
Private practice, Bedford County, Virginia, 1773-1776; Administrator, lead and powder mines, Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia, 1776-1777; Land claims adjuster, Western Virginia, 1777-1780; Escheator, Bedford County, Virginia, 1780-1782; Superintendant of tax commissioners, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1782-1783; Assistant judge, Supreme Court of Judicature for the Kentucky District of Virginia, 1782-1784; Attorney general, Kentucky District, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1784-1789
Biography
Harry Innes (January 4, 1752 – September 20, 1816) was a Virginia lawyer and patriot during the American Revolutionary War who became a local judge and prosecutor as well as helped establish the state of Kentucky, before he accepted appointment as United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky and served until his death.
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Capitol Receipts, “Harry Innes : Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j1148/harry-innes (accessed 2026-10-13).