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U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Jersey: Circuit Justices and Judges

Supreme Court Justices Allotted to New Jersey's Circuit, 1789-1911

Middle Circuit, 1789-1801
Blair, John Jr. (Spring 1790-Fall 1790)
Wilson, James (Spring 1790-Spring 1792)
Iredell, James (Spring 1791-Fall 1791)
Cushing, William (Fall 1792)
Jay, John (Spring 1793)
Iredell, James (Spring 1793)
Wilson, James (Spring 1793)
Paterson, William (Fall 1793)
Blair, John Jr. (Spring 1794-Fall 1794)
Jay, John (Spring 1794)
Wilson, James (Spring 1794)
Paterson, William (Spring 1795-Fall 1795)
Wilson, James (Spring 1795-Fall 1796)
Iredell, James (Fall 1795-Spring 1796)
Iredell, James (Spring 1797)
Paterson, William (Spring 1797-Fall 1797)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1798-Fall 1798)
Cushing, William (Fall 1798)
Iredell, James (Spring 1799)
Paterson, William (Spring 1799)
Washington, Bushrod (Fall 1799)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1800)
Paterson, William (Fall 1800)

Third Circuit, 1802-1911
Paterson, William (1802-1803)
Washington, Bushrod (1803-1829)
Baldwin, Henry (1830-1844)
Grier, Robert Cooper (1846-1870)
Strong, William (1870-1880)
Bradley, Joseph P. (1881-1892)
Harlan, John Marshall (1892)
Shiras, George Jr. (1892-1903)
Brown, Henry Billings (1903-1906)
White, Edward Douglass (1906)
Moody, William Henry (1906-1910)
Lurton, Horace Harmon (1911)

Circuit Judges Serving New Jersey's Circuit (Third), 1869-1911

Number of judges: 7

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