David Brearley
Personal
Birthday:
6/11/1741
Birthplace:
Trenton, NJ
Date of Death:
8/16/1790
Place of Death:
Trenton, NJ
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Allentown, Pennsylvania, -1776
Continental Army, 1776-1779
Chief justice, Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1779-1789
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
Education
Name of School:
College of New Jersey (now Princeton University)
Name of School - Second:
Read law Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Court Name:
New Jersey District Court
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
09/26/1789
Termination Date:
08/16/1790
Termination Reason:
Death