William Peter Van Ness (February 13, 1778 – September 6, 1826) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York and the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, also notable for serving as Aaron Burr's second in Burr's duel with Alexander Hamilton.
William Peter Van Ness
New York Southern District Court
Born 1778 in Claverack, NY
Died 1826 in New York, NY
FJC ID: 2444
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Albany, New York1801–present
- Private practice, New York City, 1800-1801, -1812
- Private practice, Hudson, New York
Appointments
1814–1826 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Death- U.S. District Court for the District of New York1812–1814 · Appointed by James Madison (Jeffersonian Republican)Term ended: Reassignment
Education
- Read law1800
- Columbia College1797