Richard Peters

Judge Richard Peters

Personal

Birthday:

6/22/1744

Birthplace:

Belmont, Philadelphia, PA

Date of Death:

8/22/1828

Place of Death:

(Belmont), Philadelphia, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1763-1771, 1783-1787
Continental Army, 1771
Register of admiralty, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1771-1776
Secretary and member, Continental Board of War, 1776-1781
Delegate, Continental Congress, 1782-1783
State representative, Pennsylvania, 1787-1790
State senator, Pennsylvania, 1791-1792

Education

Name of School:

College of Philadelphia (now University of Pennsylvania)

Degree Year:

1761

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1763

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Pennsylvania

President Nominating:

George Washington

Commission Date:

01/12/1792

Termination Date:

04/20/1818

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name - Second:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

Commission Date - Second:

04/20/1818

Termination Date - Second:

08/22/1828

Termination Reason - Second:

Death