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William Cranch (July 17, 1769 – September 1, 1855) was a United States circuit judge and chief judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
30 mag 2024 · William Cranch was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. He was nominated by President John Adams on February 28, 1801. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1801, and received commission that same day. He served until February 24, 1806.
William Cranch. Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by John Adams on February 28, 1801; Confirmed by the Senate on 03/03/1801, and received commission on March 3, 1801. Service terminated on February 24, 1806, due to appointment to another judicial position.
President thomas jefferson in 1806 surprised Cranch, a loyal Federalist, by elevating him to chief judge, a post he filled until his death, half a century later. Source for information on Cranch, William (1779–1855): Encyclopedia of the American Constitution dictionary.
LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM CRANCH, JUDGE OF THE DISTRICT CIRCUIT COURT, 1801-1855. By WILLIAM F. CARNE. (Read before the Society, December 2, 1901.) I propose to spend half an hour in an exposition of the life and times of William Cranch, long the highest judge of the Courts of this District. That I come from Alexandria for this purpose seems
William Cranch served as a federal judge for more than five decades, and was also reporter of decisions for the supreme court of the united states from 1801 to 1815. Cranch was born July 17, 1769, in Weymouth, Massachusetts.
William F. Carne, Life and Times of William Cranch, Judge of the District Circuit Court, 1801-1855, Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C., Vol. 5 (1902), pp. 294-310.
