John Laurance

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of New York

Years in office: 1794 - 1796

Education

Law

Read law, 1772

John Laurance was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of New York. He joined the court in 1794 after an appointment from PresidentGeorge Washington. At the time of appointment, he was a U.S. Representative from New York. He resigned onNovember 8, 1796.^[1]

Early life and education

• Read law, 1772^[1]

Military service

• Continental Army, 1775-1776^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, New York City, 1772-1776
• Judge advocate, Continental Army, 1776-1782
• Private practice, New York City, 1782-1785
• New York state representative, 1783, 1785
• Delegate to Confederation Congress, 1785-1787
• New York state senator, 1788-1790
• U.S. Representative from New York, 1789-1793
• U.S. Senator from New York, 1796-1800
• Private practice, New York City, 1800-1810^[1]

Judicial career

District of New York

He was nominated by PresidentGeorge Washington on May 5, 1794 to fill a seat vacated byJames Duane. He was confirmed by the Senate onMay 6, 1794, and received commission that same day. He resigned onNovember 8, 1796.^[1]

See also

• United States District Court for the District of New York

External links

• Biography of John Laurance(dead link) from theFederal Judicial Center.
• John Laurance. Short biography from the "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress".

Footnotes

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