Bushrod Washington

Judge Bushrod Washington

Personal

Birthday:

6/5/1762

Birthplace:

Westmoreland County, VA

Date of Death:

11/26/1829

Place of Death:

Philadelphia, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Continental Army private, 1781-1782
Private practice, Westmoreland County, Virginia, 1784
Private practice, Alexandria, Virginia, 1785-1790
State delegate, Virginia, 1787
Delegate, Virginia convention to ratify the U.S. Constitution, 1788
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1790-1798

Education

Name of School:

College of William and Mary

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1778

Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1784

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

Court Name:

Supreme Court of the United States

President Nominating:

John Adams

Party Affiliation of President:

Federalist

Commission Date:

12/20/1798

Termination Date:

11/26/1829

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Southern Circuit, Fall 1798, Fall 1800
Middle Circuit, Fall 1799
Eastern Circuit, Spring 1800
Second Circuit, April 29, 1802-March 2, 1803
Third Circuit, March 3, 1803-November 26, 1829