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St. George Tucker
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · 1813–1819
St. George Tucker , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. St. George Tucker (July 10, 1752 – November 10, 1827) was a Bermudian-born American lawyer, military officer and professor who taught law at the College of William & Mary. He strengthened the requirements for a law degree at the college, as he believed lawyers needed deep educations.
Education
- College of William and Mary1772
Career
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
Biography
St. George Tucker (July 10, 1752 – November 10, 1827) was a Bermudian-born American lawyer, military officer and professor who taught law at the College of William & Mary. He strengthened the requirements for a law degree at the college, as he believed lawyers needed deep educations.
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