John Lowell

1743–1802 · Newburyport, MA

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsJudgeGeorge WashingtonSep 26, 1789Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Feb 20, 1801
U.S. Circuit Court for the First CircuitChief JudgeJohn Adams (Federalist)Feb 20, 1801Death, May 6, 1802

Education

  • Harvard College, 1760
  • Read law, 1763

Professional Career

Private practice, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1763-1771, 1773, 1775; Selectman, Newburyport, Massachusetts, 1771-1772, 1774, 1776; Massachusetts militia major, 1776; Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1777-1778, 1779-1781; State representative, Massachusetts, 1778, 1780-1782; Delegate, Massachusetts constitutional convention, 1780; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1783; Judge, Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture, 1783-; Member, commission on the boundary between Massachusetts and New York, 1784; State senator, Massachusetts, 1784-1785

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