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Judge George Purnell Fisher
Judge
District Court, District of Columbia
George Purnell Fisher served as Judge on the District Court, District of Columbia from 1863 to 1870. The appointment came from Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Education: Dickinson College.
- Court
- District Court, District of Columbia
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- Abraham Lincoln
- Active
- 1863 – 1870
- Party
- Republican
Education
- Dickinson College (1838)
Career History
- JudgeDistrict Court, District of Columbia (1863 – 1870) — appointed by Abraham Lincoln
- U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia1870 – present
- First Delaware Cavalry colonel1863 – present
- Private secretary1852 – present
- Aide-de-camp1846 – present
- State representative1844 – present
- Clerk1843 – present
- Private practice1841 – present
- First auditor1889 – 1893
- U.S. representative from Delaware1861 – 1863
- Attorney general1855 – 1860
- Commissioner to settle claims of U.S. citizens against Brazil1850 – 1852
- Confidential clerk1849 – 1850
- Secretary of state1846 – 1847
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Biographical details on this page — court, position, appointing authority, service dates, education, and career history — are public record, sourced from the CourtListener judicial directory. They are not legal advice and do not predict how Judge Fisher will decide any matter.