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Isaac Samuels Pennybacker

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Isaac Samuels Pennybacker served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Appointed by Martin Van Buren and confirmed Feb 17, 1840.

Appointed by
Martin Van Buren
Confirmed
Feb 17, 1840
Born
1805

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of VirginiaMartin Van Buren · Feb 17, 1840 – Dec 6, 1845

Education

  • Winchester Law School

Career

Private practice, Harrisonburg, Virginia, -1837; U.S. representative from Virginia, 1837-1839; U.S. senator from Virginia, 1845-1847

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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