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Philip Kissick Lawrence

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana

Philip Kissick Lawrence served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana. Appointed by Martin Van Buren and confirmed Sep 12, 1837.

Appointed by
Martin Van Buren
Confirmed
Sep 12, 1837
Born
ca. 1793

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of LouisianaMartin Van Buren · Sep 12, 1837 – Mar 19, 1841
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of LouisianaMartin Van Buren · Sep 12, 1837 – Mar 19, 1841

Career

Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, -1837; State representative, Louisiana; Editor, New Orleans [Louisiana] Morning Post, 1835-1836; U.S. attorney for the Districts of Louisiana, -1837

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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