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Richard Stockton Field
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Richard Stockton Field served on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln and confirmed Jan 14, 1863.
- Appointed by
- Abraham Lincoln
- Confirmed
- Jan 14, 1863
- Born
- 1803
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyAbraham Lincoln · Jan 14, 1863 – Apr 25, 1870
Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)1821
- Read law1825
Career
Private practice, Salem, New Jersey, 1825-1832; State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1833-1834, 1837; Private practice, Princeton, New Jersey 1834-1838, 1842-1847, 1855-1862; Attorney general, State of New Jersey, 1838-1841; Professor, Law Department, Princeton University, 1847-1855; U.S. senator from New Jersey, 1862-1863
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