Henry Potter
Born 1/5/1766 · Died 12/20/1857
Judicial Career
- judCA51/26/1802 – 4/7/1802
- judNCMD4/7/1802 – 12/20/1857
Biography
Henry Potter was an American lawyer and jurist who was the longest-serving United States federal judge in United States history. Appointed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1801, he served as a federal judge for 56 years until his death in 1857 at age 91. Potter initially was a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit before becoming a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Albemarle, Cape Fear and Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.
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