Joseph Clay Jr.

Judge Joseph Clay Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

8/16/1764

Birthplace:

Savannah, GA

Date of Death:

1/11/1811

Place of Death:

Boston, MA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Savannah, Georgia, 1790-1796, 1802-1804
Assistant pastor, Savannah, Georgia, 1804-1807
Pastor, First Baptist Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 1807-1809

Nominated to U.S. Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit, February 21, 1801; confirmed, February 24, 1801; declined appointment

Education

Name of School:

College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)

Degree Year:

1784

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1790

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Georgia

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

01/02/1797

Termination Date:

05/12/1801

Termination Reason:

Resignation