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Mahlon Dickerson
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Mahlon Dickerson served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appointed by Martin Van Buren and confirmed Jul 21, 1840.
- Appointed by
- Martin Van Buren
- Confirmed
- Jul 21, 1840
- Born
- 1770
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyMartin Van Buren · Jul 21, 1840 – Feb 16, 1841
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)A.B., 1789
- Read law1793
Career
Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1793-1794, 1794-1796; New Jersey Detached Militia private, Second Regiment of Cavalry, 1794; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1797-1810; Miner/iron manufacturer, Morris County, New Jersey, 1810-1853; Judge, Mayor's Court; Member, Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] Common Council, 1799; Commissioner of bankruptcy, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1802; Adjutant-general for Pennsylvania, 1805-1808; City recorder, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1808-1810; State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1811-1813; Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1813-1815; Reporter, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1813-1814; Governor, New Jersey, 1815-1817; U.S. senator from New Jersey, 1817-1833; Vice-president, New Jersey State Council, 1833; Secretary of the U.S. Navy, 1834-1838
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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