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John Boyle

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky · 1827

John Boyle , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Kentucky. The Senate voted 37–7 on the nomination on Feb 12, 1827 (). John Boyle (October 28, 1774 – February 28, 1834) was an American politician and judge who was a U.S. representative from Kentucky from 1803 to 1809. He was chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (now the Kentucky Supreme Court) from 1810 to 1826, and finally a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky from 1826 to 1834.

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    19th Congress ·     37–7 · Feb 12, 1827

Education

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Career

Private practice, Lancaster, Kentucky, 1797-1802; Deputy counselor at law, Kentucky Court of Quarter Sessions, 1797; State representative, Kentucky, 1800; U.S. representative from Kentucky, 1803-1809; Judge, Kentucky Court of Appeals, 1809-1826; chief judge, 1810-1826

Biography

John Boyle (October 28, 1774 – February 28, 1834) was an American politician and judge who was a U.S. representative from Kentucky from 1803 to 1809. He was chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals (now the Kentucky Supreme Court) from 1810 to 1826, and finally a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Kentucky from 1826 to 1834.

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