John James Gilchrist

Judge John James Gilchrist

Personal

Birthday:

2/16/1809

Birthplace:

Medford, MA

Date of Death:

4/29/1858

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Charlestown, New Hampshire, 1831-1836
State representative, New Hampshire, 1836-1837
Register of probate, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, 1836
Justice, New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature, 1840-1855; chief justice, 1848-1855

Education

Name of School:

Harvard College

Degree Year:

1828

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree Year - Second:

1831

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:

03/03/1855

Termination Date:

04/29/1858

Termination Reason:

Death

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

Presiding Judge, Court of Claims, 1855-1858