David Brearley Jr. (often misspelled as Brearly) (June 11, 1745 – August 16, 1790) was an American Founding Father, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a delegate from New Jersey to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which drafted the United States Constitution, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Supreme Court of New JerseyChief justice · 1779–1789
- Federal Constitutional ConventionDelegate · 1787
- Continental Army1776–1779
- Private practice, Allentown, Pennsylvania, -1776
Appointments
1789–1790 · Appointed by George WashingtonTerm ended: Death
Education
- Read law
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)