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Nathaniel Shipman

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Nathaniel Shipman served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Benjamin Harrison and confirmed Mar 17, 1892.

Appointed by
Benjamin Harrison
Confirmed
Mar 17, 1892
Born
1828

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ConnecticutUlysses Grant · Dec 8, 1873 – Mar 22, 1892
  • Judge, U.S. Circuit Courts for the Second CircuitBenjamin Harrison · Mar 17, 1892 – Mar 22, 1902
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitBenjamin Harrison · Mar 17, 1892 – Mar 22, 1902

Education

  • Yale Law School
  • Yale College1848
  • Read law1850

Career

Private practice, Hartford, Connecticut, 1850-1873; State representative, Connecticut, 1857; Executive secretary, Gov. William A. Buckingham, Connecticut, 1858-1863; Lecturer, Yale Law School, 1889

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

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