William Sanford Pennington

Judge William Sanford Pennington

Personal

Birthday:

1757

Birthplace:

Newark, NJ

Date of Death:

9/17/1826

Place of Death:

Newark, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1802-1816
County clerk, Essex County, New Jersey, 1803
U.S. attorney for the District of New Jersey, 1803-1804
Associate justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1804-1813
Reporter, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1806-1813
Governor, New Jersey, 1813-1815

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1802

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey

Court Name:

New Jersey District Court

President Nominating:

James Madison

Party Affiliation of President:

Jeffersonian Republican

Commission Date:

01/16/1816

Termination Date:

09/17/1826

Termination Reason:

Death