Robert Budd Gilchrist

Judge Robert Budd Gilchrist

Personal

Birthday:

9/28/1796

Birthplace:

Charleston, SC

Date of Death:

5/1/1856

Place of Death:

Charleston, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Charleston, South Carolina, 1818-1831
U.S. attorney for the District of South Carolina, 1831-1839

Education

Name of School:

University of South Carolina School of Law

Founded in 1867, the mission of the School of Law is to teach law through in-depth study; to contribute through faculty and student research to the common good, to the fund of legal knowledge, and to legal development and reform; and to cooperate with state government, the community, and the organized Bar in developing and implementing appropriate programs in legal research, law reform, criminal justice reform, and continuing legal education.

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1814

Name of School - Second:

University of South Carolina School of Law

Founded in 1867, the mission of the School of Law is to teach law through in-depth study; to contribute through faculty and student research to the common good, to the fund of legal knowledge, and to legal development and reform; and to cooperate with state government, the community, and the organized Bar in developing and implementing appropriate programs in legal research, law reform, criminal justice reform, and continuing legal education.

Degree - Second:

A.M.

Degree Year - Second:

1817

Name of School - Third:

Read law

Degree Year - Third:

1818

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Court Name:

South Carolina District Court

President Nominating:

Martin Van Buren

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

02/17/1840

Termination Date:

05/01/1856

Termination Reason:

Death