James Gould (jurist)
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James Gould was a jurist and an early professor at the Litchfield Law School
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in 1791, and was a tutor there in 1793–1795. In 1795, he entered the Litchfield Law School
. After his admission to the bar, in 1798 he became associated with the law school's founder, Tapping Reeve
as professor in that institution. He was raised in 1816 to the office of judge of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, from which he was displaced in 1818 by the adoption of the new constitution. In 1820, Gould became superintendent of the law school, and after the death of Reeve, in 1823, continued to conduct it until 1833. He published Principles of Pleading in Civil Actions (New York, 1832; new ed. by Franklin F. Heard, Albany, 1887).
His son Edward Sherman Gould
was a noted critic, author and translator. Another son, John W. Gould (5 November 1814 – 1838), was also an author who wrote sea tales and sketches until his death at sea.
Litchfield Law School
The Litchfield Law School of Litchfield, Connecticut, was the first formal school offering training for the legal profession in the United States. It was established in 1784 by Tapping Reeve, who would later became the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court...
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Biography
Richard, his great-grandfather, came from Devonshire to Branford about 1700. James graduated from YaleYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1791, and was a tutor there in 1793–1795. In 1795, he entered the Litchfield Law School
Litchfield Law School
The Litchfield Law School of Litchfield, Connecticut, was the first formal school offering training for the legal profession in the United States. It was established in 1784 by Tapping Reeve, who would later became the Chief Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court...
. After his admission to the bar, in 1798 he became associated with the law school's founder, Tapping Reeve
Tapping Reeve
Tapping Reeve was an American lawyer and law educator. In 1784, he opened the Litchfield Law School in Litchfield, Connecticut, the first school to offer a comprehensive legal curriculum in the United States....
as professor in that institution. He was raised in 1816 to the office of judge of the Supreme Court of Connecticut, from which he was displaced in 1818 by the adoption of the new constitution. In 1820, Gould became superintendent of the law school, and after the death of Reeve, in 1823, continued to conduct it until 1833. He published Principles of Pleading in Civil Actions (New York, 1832; new ed. by Franklin F. Heard, Albany, 1887).
His son Edward Sherman Gould
Edward Sherman Gould
Edward Sherman Gould was a 19th-century United States author and critic.-Biography:...
was a noted critic, author and translator. Another son, John W. Gould (5 November 1814 – 1838), was also an author who wrote sea tales and sketches until his death at sea.