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Thomas Bell Monroe
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky
Thomas Bell Monroe served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky. Appointed by Andrew Jackson and confirmed Mar 6, 1834.
- Appointed by
- Andrew Jackson
- Confirmed
- Mar 6, 1834
- Born
- 1791
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of KentuckyAndrew Jackson · Mar 6, 1834 – Sep 18, 1861
Education
- Transylvania University
- Read law1821
Career
State representative, Kentucky, 1816; Private practice, Frankfort, Kentucky, 1821-; Secretary of state, Commonwealth of Kentucky, 1823-1824; Reporter, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1825-; U.S. attorney for the District of Kentucky, 1830-1834; Law teacher, Montrose, Kentucky, 1843-1848; Chairman, Law Department, Transylvania University, 1848-; Professor of law, Tulane University, 1848-ca. 1851; Delegate from Kentucky, Provisional Confederate Congress, 1861-1862; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1862
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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