William Griffith

Judge William Griffith

Personal

Birthday:

1766

Birthplace:

Boundbrook, NJ

Date of Death:

6/7/1826

Place of Death:

Burlington, NJ

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Burlington, New Jersey, 1789-1801, 1802-1826
Surrogate, Burlington County, New Jersey, 1790-1799
Member, Burlington [New Jersey] Common Council, 1793-1797
State assemblyman, New Jersey, 1818-1819, 1823-1824
Mayor, Burlington, New Jersey, 1824-1826

Appointed Clerk of Supreme Court of the United States, 1826; Died before he could assume his duties

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1788

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Circuit Court for the Third Circuit

President Nominating:

John Adams

Party Affiliation of President:

Federalist

Commission Date:

02/20/1801

Termination Date:

07/01/1802

Termination Reason:

Abolition of Court