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Richard Peters
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Richard Peters served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1744
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of PennsylvaniaGeorge Washington · Jan 13, 1792 – Apr 20, 1818
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaNone (reassignment) · – Aug 22, 1828
Education
- College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)1761
- Read law1763
Career
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1763-1771, 1783-1787; Continental Army, 1771; Register of admiralty, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1771-1776; Secretary and member, Continental Board of War, 1776-1781; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1783; State representative, Pennsylvania, 1787-1790; State senator, Pennsylvania, 1791-1792
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