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Philip Barton Key

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Philip Barton Key
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Prior offices:
U.S. Circuit Court for the 4th Circuit
Years in office: 1801 - 1802

Years in office: 1801 - 1801
Personal
Birthplace
Charlestown, MD
Philip Barton Key

Philip Barton Key was the chief federal judge on the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit. He was nominated by President John Adams on February 18, 1801. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1801, and received commission that same day. He served until the court was abolished on July 1, 1802.

Professional career

  • Fought with the British Army in the Revolutionary War, 1777-1781
  • Private practice, Leonardtown, Maryland, 1787-1790
  • Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1790-1794
  • Delegate, Maryland House of Delegates, 1794-1799
  • Private practice, Annapolis, Maryland, 1799-1800
  • Private practice, Montgomery County, Maryland, 1802-1807
  • Counsel to Justice Samuel Chase during Senate impeachment trial, 1805
  • U.S. Representative from Maryland, 1807-1813
  • Private practice, Georgetown, DC, 1813-1815

Education

  • Middle Temple, London, England, 1784
  • Read law, 1785

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