William Matthew Merrick

Judge William Matthew Merrick

Personal

Birthday:

9/1/1818

Birthplace:

near Faulkner, MD

Date of Death:

2/4/1889

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Baltimore, Maryland, 1839-1844
Private practice, Frederick, Maryland, 1844-1854
Deputy attorney general, Frederick County, Maryland, 1845-1850
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1854-1855
Private practice, Howard County, Maryland, 1863-1870, 1873-1886
Senior professor of law, Columbian College, Washington, D.C., 1866-1867
State representative, Maryland, 1870
U.S. representative from Maryland, 1871-1873

Education

Name of School:

Georgetown College (now Georgetown University)

Degree Year:

1831

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1839

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Circuit Court of the District of Columbia

President Nominating:

Franklin Pierce

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

12/14/1855

Termination Date:

03/03/1863

Termination Reason:

Abolition of Court

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia [Supreme Court of the District of Columbia]

Court Name - Second:

District of Columbia District Court

Commission Date - Second:

03/30/1886

Termination Date - Second:

02/04/1889

Termination Reason - Second:

Death