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John Lowell
Former judge · U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit
John Lowell served on the U.S. Circuit Court for the First Circuit. Appointed by John Adams and confirmed Feb 20, 1801.
- Appointed by
- John Adams
- Confirmed
- Feb 20, 1801
- Born
- 1743
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsGeorge Washington · Sep 26, 1789 – Feb 20, 1801
- Chief Judge, U.S. Circuit Court for the First CircuitJohn Adams · Feb 20, 1801 – May 6, 1802
Education
- Harvard College1760
- Read law1763
Career
Private practice, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1763-1771, 1773, 1775; Selectman, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1771-1772, 1774, 1776; Massachusetts militia major, 1776; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1777-1778, 1779-1781; State representative, Massachusetts, 1778, 1780-1782; Delegate, Massachusetts constitutional convention, 1780; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1783; Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1783-; Member, commission on the boundary between Massachusetts and New York, 1784; State senator, Massachusetts, 1784-1785
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge John Lowell, Circuit Court for the First Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1384076/john-lowell (accessed 2026-10-13).