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John Sitgreaves
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina
John Sitgreaves served on the U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina. Appointed by None (reassignment).
- Appointed by
- None (reassignment)
- Born
- 1757
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North CarolinaGeorge Washington · Dec 20, 1790 – Jun 9, 1794
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Edenton, New Bern & Wilmington Districts of North CarolinaNone (reassignment) · – Mar 3, 1797
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North CarolinaNone (reassignment) · – Feb 13, 1801
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North CarolinaNone (reassignment) · – Mar 4, 1802
Education
- Read law
- Eton College, England
Career
Private practice, New Bern, North Carolina; Continental Army lieutenant; Clerk, North Carolina State Senate, 1777-1779; Member, Board of Auditors for Public and Private Accounts, 1779; Commissioner for sale of confiscated properties, New Bern, North Carolina, 1780; Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1784, 1786-1788; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1784-1785; Member, North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution; U.S. attorney for the District of North Carolina, 1789-1790
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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