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Thomas Lee
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Thomas Lee served on the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Appointed by James Monroe and confirmed Feb 17, 1823.
- Appointed by
- James Monroe
- Confirmed
- Feb 17, 1823
- Born
- 1769
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of South CarolinaJames Monroe · Feb 17, 1823 – Oct 24, 1839
Education
- Read law1790
Career
Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1790-1791, 1817-1823; Associate judge, South Carolina Courts of Common Pleas and General Sessions, 1791-1792; Solicitor, Southern Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1792-1794; Solicitor general, State of South Carolina, 1794-1798; State representative, South Carolina, 1796-1804, 1822; Cashier, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1798; Clerk, South Carolina House of Representatives, 1798, 1800, 1802; Comptroller, State of South Carolina, 1804-1816; President, Bank of South Carolina, 1817-1839
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Thomas Lee, District Court for the District of South Carolina,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1383761/thomas-lee (accessed 2026-10-13).