Samuel Rossiter Betts

Judge Samuel Rossiter Betts

Personal

Birthday:

6/8/1786

Birthplace:

Richmond, MA

Date of Death:

11/3/1868

Place of Death:

New Haven, CT

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Monticello, New York, 1809-1812
U.S. Army, 1812-1814
Division judge advocate, General Court Martial, New York State Detached Militia, 1814-
U.S. representative from New York, 1815-1817
Private practice, Newburgh, New York, 1817-1823
District attorney, Orange County, New York, 1821-1823
Judge, Supreme Court of Judicature of New York, Circuit Court Branch, 1823-1826

Education

Name of School:

Williams College

Degree Year:

1806

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1807

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Court Name:

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating:

John Quincy Adams

Party Affiliation of President:

Jeffersonian Republican

Commission Date:

12/21/1826

Termination Date:

04/30/1867

Termination Reason:

Resignation