John Blair Jr.
Personal
Birthday:
1732
Birthplace:
Williamsburg, VA
Date of Death:
8/31/1800
Place of Death:
Williamsburg, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1756-1789
Member, Virginia House of Burgesses, 1766-1771
Clerk, Virginia Governor`s Council, 1771-1775
Delegate, Virginia constitutional convention, 1776
Member, Virginia Governor`s Council, 1776-1778
Judge, General Court of Virginia, 1777-1779; chief justice, 1779
Chancellor, Virginia High Court of Chancery, 1780
Judge, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1780-1789
Delegate, Federal Constitutional Convention, 1787
Education
Name of School:
College of William and Mary
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1754
Name of School - Second:
Middle Temple, London, England
Degree Year - Second:
1756 Judicial Career
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
Court Name:
Supreme Court of the United States
President Nominating:
George Washington
Commission Date:
09/30/1789
Termination Date:
10/25/1795
Termination Reason:
Resignation Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:
Allotment as Circuit Justice:
Middle Circuit, Spring 1790-Fall 1790, Fall 1791-Spring 1792, Spring 1794-Fall 1794
Southern Circuit, Spring 1791, Spring 1795
Eastern Circuit, Fall 1793