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James Hughes
Former judge · Court of Claims
James Hughes served on the Court of Claims. Appointed by James Buchanan and confirmed Jan 18, 1860.
- Appointed by
- James Buchanan
- Confirmed
- Jan 18, 1860
- Born
- 1823
Appointments
- Judge, Court of ClaimsJames Buchanan · Jan 18, 1860 – Dec 1, 1864
Education
- Indiana University
- U.S. Military Academy
- Read law1842
Career
Private practice, Bloomington and Bedford, Indiana, 1842-1852; U.S. Army lieutenant, Mexican War; Judge, Indiana Circuit Court, Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1852-1856; Professor of law, Indiana University, 1853-1856; U.S. representative from Indiana, 1857-1859; Cotton agent, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1865-1866; State representative, Indiana, 1866-1868; State senator, Indiana, 1868-1869; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1869-1873
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Capitol Receipts, “Judge James Hughes, Court of Claims,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393186/james-hughes (accessed 2026-10-13).