Who appointed John Laurance?

President George Washington appointed John Laurance to the U.S. District Court for the District of New York in 1794.

What was John Laurance's confirmation vote?

John Laurance was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1794. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

District of New York / Appointed 1794 / Served to 1796

John Laurance

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

Appointed by President George Washington in 1794 and confirmed by voice vote, John Laurance was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New York. Sources ↓

Lived: 1750–1810
Appointed by: George Washington, 1794
Confirmed: by voice vote
Succeeded: James Duane
Succeeded by: Robert Troup

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
1794	District of New York succeeded James Duane	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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1772

Before the bench

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

Private practice, New York City	1772-1776, 1782-1785, 1800-1810
Continental Army, 1775-1782; judge advocate	1776-1782
State assemblyman, New York	1783, 1785
Delegate, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Confederation Congresses	1785-1787
State senator, New York	1788-1790
U.S. representative from New York	1789-1793
U.S. senator from New York	1796-1800

Questions & answers

Who appointed John Laurance?: President George Washington appointed John Laurance to the U.S. District Court for the District of New York in 1794.
What was John Laurance's confirmation vote?: John Laurance was confirmed by voice vote on May 6, 1794. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court was John Laurance on?: John Laurance was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New York.

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