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Charles Pinckney James

District of Columbia District Court

Born 1818 in Cincinnati, OH

Died 1899 in Leesburg, VA

FJC ID: 1164

Charles Pinckney James (May 11, 1818 – August 9, 1899) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1864–1879
  2. Georgetown University
    Professor of law · 1870–1874
  3. Superior Court of Cincinnati [Ohio]
    Judge · 1856–1864
  4. Cincinnati College
    Professor of law · 1850–1856
  5. Private practice, Cincinnati, Ohio
    1840–1850

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    1879–1892 · Appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Harvard College
    1838