District of New Jersey / Appointed 1840 / Served to 1841
Mahlon Dickerson
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Appointed by President Martin Van Buren in 1840 and confirmed by voice vote, Mahlon Dickerson was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, July 21, 1840
- Appointed by
- Martin Van Buren, 1840
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- College of New Jersey (now Princeton) 1789
- Succeeded
- William Rossell
- Succeeded by
- Philemon Dickerson
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | District of New Jersey · succeeded William Rossell | Buren (D) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) | A.B. | 1789 |
| Read law | 1793 |
Sources
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