Jeremiah Smith

1759–1842 · Peterborough, NH

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Circuit Court for the First CircuitJudgeJohn Adams (Federalist)Feb 20, 1801Abolition of Court, Jul 1, 1802

Education

  • Harvard University
  • Queens College (now Rutgers University), 1780
  • Read law, 1786

Professional Career

Continental Army; Private practice, Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1786-1796; State representative, New Hampshire, 1798-1791; U.S. representative from New Hampshire, 1791-1797; U.S. attorney for the District of New Hampshire, 1797-1800; Judge, Rockingham County [New Hampshire] Probate Court, 1800-1801; Chief justice, Superior Court of Judicature of New Hampshire, 1802-1809, 1813-1816; Governor, New Hampshire, 1809-1810; Private practice, New Hampshire, 1810-1813, 1816-1820

Opinions on This Site

4 opinions from 1791 to 1802

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