James Duane

1733–1797 · New York, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of New YorkJudgeGeorge WashingtonSep 26, 1789Resignation, Mar 17, 1794

Education

  • Read law, 1754

Professional Career

Private practice, New York City, 1754-1762, -1774, 1775; Clerk, Chancery Court of New York City, 1762; Attorney general, Colony of New York, 1767; Indian commissioner, Colony of New York, 1774; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1776-1783; Member, Provincial Congress, New York, 1776-1777; Mayor, New York City, 1784-1789; State senator, New York, 1782-1785, 1788-1790

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