Who appointed James Duane?

President George Washington appointed James Duane to the U.S. District Court for the District of New York in 1789.

What was James Duane's confirmation vote?

James Duane was confirmed by voice vote on September 25, 1789. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New York / Appointed 1789 / Served to 1794

James Duane

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New York

Appointed by President George Washington in 1789 and confirmed by voice vote, James Duane was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New York. Sources ↓

Lived: 1733–1797
Appointed by: George Washington, 1789
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded by: John Laurance

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1789	District of New York	Washington (–)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

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1754

Before the bench

Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.

Private practice, New York City	1754-1762, -1774, 1775
Clerk, Chancery Court of New York City	1762
Attorney general, Colony of New York	1767
Indian commissioner, Colony of New York	1774
Delegate, Continental Congress	1776-1783
Member, Provincial Congress, New York	1776-1777
Mayor, New York City	1784-1789
State senator, New York	1782-1785, 1788-1790

Questions & answers

Who appointed James Duane?: President George Washington appointed James Duane to the U.S. District Court for the District of New York in 1789.
What was James Duane's confirmation vote?: James Duane was confirmed by voice vote on September 25, 1789. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was James Duane on?: James Duane was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New York.

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