James Iredell

Judge James Iredell

Personal

Birthday:

10/5/1751

Birthplace:

Lewes, England

Date of Death:

10/20/1799

Place of Death:

Edenton, NC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Comptroller of customs, Edenton, North Carolina, 1768-1774
Private practice, Edenton, North Carolina, 1773-1790
Collector of customs, Port Roanoke, North Carolina, 1774-1776
Member, commission to draft and revise the laws of North Carolina, 1776
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1777
Attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1779-1781

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1770

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

02/10/1790

Termination Date:

10/20/1799

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Southern Circuit, Spring 1790-Fall 1790, Fall 1791-Spring 1792, Spring 1794, Spring 1798
Middle Circuit, Spring 1791-Fall 1791, Spring 1793, Fall 1795-Spring 1796, Spring 1797, Spring 1799
Eastern Circuit, Fall 1792, Spring 1795