Philemon Dickerson

1788–1862 · Morris County, NJ

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of New JerseyJudgeMartin Van Buren (Democratic)Mar 2, 1841Death, Dec 10, 1862

Education

  • University of Pennsylvania, A.B., 1808
  • Read law, 1813

Professional Career

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1813-1816; Private practice, Paterson, New Jersey, 1816-1821, 1822-1833, 1837-1839; State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1821-1822; U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1833-1836, 1839-1841; Governor, New Jersey, 1836-1837

Opinions on This Site

4 opinions from 1866 to 1871

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