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Judson, Andrew Thompson

Born November 29, 1784, in Eastford, CT
Died March 17, 1853, in Canterbury, CT

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
Nominated by Andrew Jackson on June 28, 1836, to a seat vacated by William Bristol. Confirmed by the Senate on July 4, 1836, and received commission on July 4, 1836. Service terminated on March 17, 1853, due to death.

Education:
Read law, 1806

Professional Career:

Private practice, Montpelier, Vermont, 1806-1809
Private practice, Canterbury, Connecticut, 1809-1815, 1817-1819, 1834
State representative, Connecticut, 1816, 1822-1825
State's attorney, Windham County, Connecticut, 1819-1833
State senator, Connecticut, 1830-1832
U.S. representative from Connecticut, 1835-1836

Bibliography

Stein, Douglas L. "The Amistad Judge: The Life and Trials of Andrew T. Judson, 1784-1853." Log of Mystic Seaport 49 (1998): 98-106.

Manuscript Collections

Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic, Conn.
Andrew Judson papers, 1825-1861.
ca. 30 pieces; finding aid; personal and professional correspondence, a manuscript draft of an autobiography entitled "A Short Sketch of My Own Life," and testimony, transcripts, and legal opinions and decisions in the Amistad case.

Portraits

Andrew Judson; artist unknown; Portrait; n.d.; Gift of Addison Davis, 1995, Prudence Crandall Museum, Canterbury, Conn. Reference image courtesy of the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism. Further reproduction prohibited without permission of the commission.

Additional images:

A. T. Judson; artist unknown; Photomechanical reproduction of 1850s daguerreotype; ca. early 20th century; Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.

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