George Parker Scarburgh
Personal
Birthday:
2/11/1807
Birthplace:
Accomack County, VA
Date of Death:
12/21/1879
Place of Death:
Norfolk, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Accomack County, Virginia, 1828-1844
Judge, Virginia Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, Third Judicial Circuit, 1844-1852
Professor of law, College of William and Mary, 1852-1855
Commissioner, Confederate Court of Claims, 1861-1862
Private practice, Halifax County, Virginia, 1863-1865
Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1865-1877
Judge, Norfolk [Virginia] Corporation Court, 1877-1879
Education
Name of School:
Read law with Thomas R. Joynes
Degree Year:
1827 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Court of Claims
Court Name:
United States Court of Federal Claims
President Nominating:
Franklin Pierce
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
02/11/1856
Termination Date:
04/20/1861
Termination Reason:
Resignation