John Blair Jr.

1732–1800 · Williamsburg, VA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
Supreme Court of the United StatesAssociate JusticeGeorge WashingtonSep 30, 1789Resignation, Oct 25, 1795

Education

  • College of William and Mary, A.B., 1754
  • Middle Temple, London, England, 1756

Professional Career

Private practice, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1756-1789; Member, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1766-1771; Clerk, Virginia Governor's Council, 1771-1775; Delegate, Virginia constitutional convention, 1776; Member, Virginia Governor's Council, 1776-1778; Judge, General Court of Virginia, 1777-1779; chief justice, 1779; Chancellor, Virginia High Court of Chancery, 1780; Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1780-1789; Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787

Opinions on This Site

1 opinion from 1793 to 1793

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