John Sitgreaves

1757–1802 · England

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of North CarolinaJudgeGeorge WashingtonDec 20, 1790Reassignment, Jun 9, 1794
U.S. District Court for the Edenton, New Bern & Wilmington Districts of North CarolinaJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Jun 9, 1794Reassignment, Mar 3, 1797
U.S. District Court for the District of North CarolinaJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Mar 3, 1797Reassignment, Feb 13, 1801
U.S. District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North CarolinaJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Feb 13, 1801Death, Mar 4, 1802

Education

  • Read law
  • Eton College, England

Professional Career

Private practice, New Bern, North Carolina; Continental Army lieutenant; Clerk, North Carolina State Senate, 1777-1779; Member, Board of Auditors for Public and Private Accounts, 1779; Commissioner for sale of confiscated properties, New Bern, North Carolina, 1780; Member, North Carolina House of Commons, 1784, 1786-1788; Delegate, Continental Congress, 1784-1785; Member, North Carolina convention to ratify U.S. Constitution; U.S. attorney for the District of North Carolina, 1789-1790

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