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William Cranch
Chief Judge, Circuit Court of the District of Columbia · 1801–1806
William Cranch , Chief Judge, Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. William Cranch (July 17, 1769 – September 1, 1855) was a United States circuit judge and chief judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
Education
- Harvard College1787
- Read law1790
Career
Private practice, Braintree, Massachusetts, 1790; Private practice, Essex County, Massachusetts, and Rockingham County, New Hampshire, 1790-1794; Justice of the peace, Essex County, Massachusetts, ca. 1794; Private practice, Territory of Columbia (now Washington, D.C.), 1794-1800; City land commissioner, Washington City (now Washington, D.C.), 1800-1801; Reporter, Supreme Court of the United States, 1802-1815; Professor of law, Columbian College Law Department (now George Washington University School of Law), 1826-1828
Biography
William Cranch (July 17, 1769 – September 1, 1855) was a United States circuit judge and chief judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
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