Charles Pinckney James | |
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| Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the District of Columbia | |
| In office July 24, 1879 – December 1, 1892 | |
| Appointed by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Preceded by | David Campbell Humphreys |
| Succeeded by | Charles Cleaves Cole |
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| Born | Charles Pinckney James (1818-05-11)May 11, 1818 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | August 9, 1899(1899-08-09) (aged 81) Leesburg, Virginia, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University |
Charles Pinckney James (May 11, 1818 – August 9, 1899) was anAssociate Justice of theSupreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Born inCincinnati,Ohio, James graduated fromHarvard University in 1838. He was in private practice in Cincinnati from 1840 to 1850, and was a Professor of law at Cincinnati College (now theUniversity of Cincinnati) from 1850 to 1856.[1] He was Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati from 1856 to 1864.[2] He was in private practice inWashington, D.C. from 1864 to 1879, also working as a Professor of law atGeorgetown University from 1870 to 1874.[1]
James substantially contributed to theRevised Statutes of the United States during the 1870s. He was appointed by PresidentAndrew Johnson in 1866 and re-appointed by PresidentUlysses S. Grant in 1870 as one of three commissioners tasked to revise and consolidate existing federal statutes.[3] The first edition of theRevised Statutes was adopted by Congress in 1874. In 1877, commissionerGeorge S. Boutwell prepared the second edition of theRevised Statutes with the assistance of James.[4] James appears to have been the only person to have worked on both the first and second editions of theRevised Statutes.
James received arecess appointment from PresidentRutherford B. Hayes on July 24, 1879, to an Associate Justice seat on theSupreme Court of the District of Columbia (now theUnited States District Court for the District of Columbia) vacated by Associate JusticeDavid Campbell Humphreys. He was nominated to the same position by President Hayes on December 1, 1879. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on December 10, 1879, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on December 1, 1892, due to his retirement.[1]
James died on August 9, 1899, inLeesburg,Virginia.[1]
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| Preceded by | Judge of the Cincinnati Superior Court 1856–1864 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the District of Columbia 1879–1892 | Succeeded by |
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