Mahlon Pitney

Judge Mahlon Pitney

Personal

Birthday:

2/5/1858

Birthplace:

Morristown, NJ

Date of Death:

12/9/1924

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Dover, New Jersey, 1882-1889
Private practice, Morristown, New Jersey, 1889-1894
U.S. representative from New Jersey, 1895-1899
State senator, New Jersey, 1898-1901
Justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1901-1908
Chancellor, New Jersey, 1908-1912

Education

Name of School:

College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1879

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1882

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

William H. Taft

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

3/13/1912

Termination Date:

12/31/1922

Termination Reason:

Resignation

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Third Circuit, March 18, 1912-December 31, 1922