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Roger Skinner
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York · 1820
Roger Skinner , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Roger Skinner (June 1, 1773 – August 19, 1825) was an attorney and government official from New York. He was most notable for his service as United States district judge for the Northern District of New York from 1819 to 1825. A native of Litchfield, Connecticut, Skinner was educated in Litchfield and trained for a career in the law by studying in the office of a local attorney.
Career
Private practice, Connecticut; Private practice, Albany, New York; State assemblyman, New York, 1808-1810; District attorney, Fourth Judicial District, New York, 1811; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, 1815-1819; State senator, New York, 1818-1821
Biography
Roger Skinner (June 1, 1773 – August 19, 1825) was an attorney and government official from New York. He was most notable for his service as United States district judge for the Northern District of New York from 1819 to 1825. A native of Litchfield, Connecticut, Skinner was educated in Litchfield and trained for a career in the law by studying in the office of a local attorney.
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