Ross Wilkins
Personal
Birthday:
2/19/1799
Birthplace:
Pittsburgh, PA
Date of Death:
5/17/1872
Place of Death:
Detroit, MI
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Prosecutor, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1821-1823
Private practice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1823-1832
State representative, Pennsylvania, 1829-1830
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Michigan Territory, 1832-1837
Recorder, Detroit, Michigan, 1837
Retired attorney, Detroit, Michigan, 1869-1872
Education
Name of School:
Dickinson College
Degree Year:
1816
Name of School - Second:
Read law
Degree Year - Second:
1820 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Michigan
President Nominating:
Andrew Jackson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
01/26/1837
Termination Date:
02/24/1863
Termination Reason:
Reassignment
Court Name - Second:
U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan
Court Name - Second:
Michigan Eastern District Court
Commission Date - Second:
02/24/1863
Termination Date - Second:
02/18/1870
Termination Reason - Second:
Retirement