Philip Barton Key

1757–1815 · near Charlestown, MD

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Circuit Court for the Fourth CircuitJudgeJohn Adams (Federalist)Feb 20, 1801Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Mar 3, 1801
U.S. Circuit Court for the Fourth CircuitChief JudgeJohn Adams (Federalist)Mar 3, 1801Abolition of Court, Jul 1, 1802

Education

  • Middle Temple, London, England, 1784
  • Read law, 1785

Professional Career

Fought with the British Army in the Revolutionary War, 1777-1781; Private practice, Leonardtown, Maryland, 1787-1790; Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1790-1794, 1799-1800; State delegate, Maryland, 1794-1799; Private practice, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1802-1807; Counsel, Hon. Samuel Chase, Supreme Court of the United States, during Senate impeachment trial, 1805; U.S. representative from Maryland, 1807-1813; Private practice, Georgetown, D.C., 1813-1815

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