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Circuit Court of the District of Columbia: Succession Chart

February 27, 1801
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Chief Judge
February 27, 1801
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February 27, 1801
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Kilty, William
1801-1806
Marshall, James M.
1801-1803
Cranch, William
1801-1806
Cranch, William
1806-1855
Fitzhugh, Nicholas B.
1803-1814
Duckett, Allen B.
1806-1809
Dunlop, James
1855-1863
Morsell, James S.
1815-1863
Thruston, Buckner
1809-1845
    Dunlop, James
1845-1855
    Merrick, William M.
1855-1863

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