James Iredell
Personal
Birthday:
10/5/1751
Birthplace:
Lewes, England
Date of Death:
10/20/1799
Place of Death:
Edenton, NC
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Comptroller of customs, Edenton, North Carolina, 1768-1774
Private practice, Edenton, North Carolina, 1773-1790
Collector of customs, Port Roanoke, North Carolina, 1774-1776
Member, commission to draft and revise the laws of North Carolina, 1776
Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1777
Attorney general, State of North Carolina, 1779-1781
Education
Name of School:
Read law
Degree Year:
1770 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
02/10/1790
Termination Date:
10/20/1799
Termination Reason:
Death Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Southern Circuit, Spring 1790-Fall 1790, Fall 1791-Spring 1792, Spring 1794, Spring 1798
Middle Circuit, Spring 1791-Fall 1791, Spring 1793, Fall 1795-Spring 1796, Spring 1797, Spring 1799
Eastern Circuit, Fall 1792, Spring 1795