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Nathaniel Chipman

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont

Nathaniel Chipman served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Vermont. Appointed by George Washington and confirmed Mar 4, 1791.

Appointed by
George Washington
Confirmed
Mar 4, 1791
Born
1752

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of VermontGeorge Washington · Mar 4, 1791 – Jan 1, 1793

Education

  • Yale College1777

Career

Continental Army, 1777-1778; Private practice, Tinmouth, Vermont, 1779-1784, 1785-1787, 1793-1796, 1804-1806, 1809-1810, 1811-1813, 1817-1843; State's attorney, Montpelier, Vermont, 1781-1785; State representative, Vermont, 1784-1785, 1806-1809, 1811; Judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1787-1789; Chief judge, Vermont Supreme Court, 1790-1791, 1796-1798, 1813-1815; U.S. senator from Vermont, 1798-1804; Member, Vermont Council of Censors, 1813; Professor of law, Middlebury College, 1816-

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Nathaniel Chipman, District Court for the District of Vermont,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1379066/nathaniel-chipman (accessed 2026-10-13).