David Brearley

Judge David Brearley

Personal

Birthday:

6/11/1741

Birthplace:

Trenton, NJ

Date of Death:

8/16/1790

Place of Death:

Trenton, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Allentown, Pennsylvania, -1776
Continental Army, 1776-1779
Chief justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1779-1789
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787

Education

Name of School:

College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

09/26/1789

Termination Date:

08/16/1790

Termination Reason:

Death