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U.S. Circuit Court for the District of New Hampshire: Circuit Justices and Judges

Supreme Court Justices Allotted to New Hampshire's Circuit, 1789-1911

Eastern Circuit, 1789-1801
Cushing, William (Spring 1790-Spring 1792)
Jay, John (Spring 1790-Spring 1792)
Iredell, James (Fall 1792)
Wilson, James (Fall 1792-Spring 1794)
Cushing, William (Spring 1793)
Blair, John Jr. (Fall 1793)
Cushing, William (Spring 1794-Fall 1794)
Paterson, William (Spring 1794-Fall 1794)
Iredell, James (Spring 1795)
Cushing, William (Fall 1795)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1796)
Cushing, William (Fall 1796)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Spring 1797)
Cushing, William (Fall 1797-Spring 1798)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Spring 1798-Fall 1798)
Paterson, William (Spring 1798-Fall 1798)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1799)
Cushing, William (Fall 1799-Fall 1800)
Ellsworth, Oliver (Fall 1799)
Paterson, William (Fall 1799-Fall 1800)
Washington, Bushrod (Spring 1800)

First Circuit, 1802-1911
Cushing, William (1802-1810)
Story, Joseph (1812-1845)
Woodbury, Levi (1845-1851)
Curtis, Benjamin Robbins (1851-1857)
Clifford, Nathan (1858-1881)
Harlan, John Marshall (1881-1882)
Gray, Horace (1882-1902)
Peckham, Rufus Wheeler (1902)
Holmes, Oliver Wendell Jr. (1902-1911)

Circuit Judges Serving New Hampshire's Circuit (First), 1869-1911

Number of judges: 6

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