Allen Bowie Duckett
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Allen Bowie Duckett was a Maryland
and a United States federal judge
.
Born in Prince George's County, Maryland
, Duckett graduated from Princeton University
in 1790, and read law to enter the Bar. He had a private practice in Prince George's County, and from 1793 to 1795 was an assistant clerk to the Maryland House of Delegates
, before himself becoming a Delegate to that body from 1796 to 1800. He was then on the executive council of the State of Maryland from 1801 to 1806.
On February 28, 1806, President Thomas Jefferson
nominated Duckett to a seat on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
vacated by Jefferson's elevation of William Cranch
to the Chief Judge position on that court. Duckett was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1806, and received his commission on March 17, 1806. He served on the court until his death, in Prince George's County.
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and a United States federal judge
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
.
Born in Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County, Maryland
Prince George's County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland, immediately north, east, and south of Washington, DC. As of 2010, it has a population of 863,420 and is the wealthiest African-American majority county in the nation....
, Duckett graduated from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1790, and read law to enter the Bar. He had a private practice in Prince George's County, and from 1793 to 1795 was an assistant clerk to the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...
, before himself becoming a Delegate to that body from 1796 to 1800. He was then on the executive council of the State of Maryland from 1801 to 1806.
On February 28, 1806, President Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
nominated Duckett to a seat on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
The United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia is a former United States federal court, which existed from 1801 to 1863.-History:...
vacated by Jefferson's elevation of William Cranch
William Cranch
William Cranch was an American judge and the second reporter of decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States.-Early life:Born in Weymouth, Massachusetts, he was a nephew of Abigail Adams...
to the Chief Judge position on that court. Duckett was confirmed by the Senate on March 3, 1806, and received his commission on March 17, 1806. He served on the court until his death, in Prince George's County.