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U.S. Circuit Courts for the Districts of Virginia: Circuit Justices and Judges

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

Middle Circuit, 1789-1801
Blair, John Jr. (Spring 1790-Fall 1790)
Wilson, James (Spring 1790-Spring 1792)
Iredell, James (Spring 1791-Fall 1791)
Cushing, William (Fall 1792)
Jay, John (Spring 1793)
Iredell, James (Spring 1793)
Wilson, James (Spring 1793)
Paterson, William (Fall 1793)
Blair, John Jr. (Spring 1794-Fall 1794)
Jay, John (Spring 1794)
Wilson, James (Spring 1794)
Paterson, William (Spring 1795-Fall 1795)
Wilson, James (Spring 1795-Fall 1796)
Iredell, James (Fall 1795-Spring 1796)
Iredell, James (Spring 1797)
Paterson, William (Spring 1797-Fall 1797)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1798-Fall 1798)
Cushing, William (Fall 1798)
Iredell, James (Spring 1799)
Paterson, William (Spring 1799)
Washington, Bushrod (Fall 1799)
Chase, Samuel (Spring 1800)
Paterson, William (Fall 1800)

Fifth Circuit, 1802-1842
Marshall, John (1802-1835)
Barbour, Philip Pendelton (1836-1841)
Daniel, Peter Vivian (1841-1842)

Fourth Circuit, 1842-1911
Taney, Roger Brooke (1842-1864)
Chase, Salmon Portland (1865-1873)
Waite, Morrison Remick (1874-1888)
Harlan, John Marshall (1888)
Fuller, Melville Weston (1888-1910)
White, Edward Douglass (1911)

Circuit Judges Serving Virginia's Circuit (Fourth), 1869-1911

Number of judges: 4
Bond, Hugh Lennox (1870-1893)
Goff, Nathan (1892-1911)

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