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Buckner Thruston
Former judge · Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Buckner Thruston served on the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. Appointed by James Madison and confirmed Dec 13, 1809.
- Appointed by
- James Madison
- Confirmed
- Dec 13, 1809
- Born
- 1764
Appointments
- Judge, Circuit Court of the District of ColumbiaJames Madison · Dec 13, 1809 – Aug 30, 1845
Education
- College of William and MaryA.B., 1783
Career
Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1788-1789, 1791-1792, 1794-1802, 1803-1805; State delegate, Virginia, 1789; Judge, Supreme Court of Judicature of the District of Kentucky, 1791; Clerk, Kentucky State Senate, 1792-1794; Commissioner, boundary dispute between Kentucky and Virginia, 1799-1800; Judge, Kentucky Circuit Court, 1802-1803; U.S. senator from Kentucky, 1805-1809
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