WP
Judge William Paterson
Judge
Supreme Court of the United States
William Paterson served as Judge on the Supreme Court of the United States from 1793 to 1806. The appointment came from George Washington in 1793.
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- George Washington
- Active
- 1793 – 1806
Career History
- JudgeSupreme Court of the United States (1793 – 1806) — appointed by George Washington
- Delegate1787 – present
- Somerset County New Jersey Battalion of Minutemen officer1777 – present
- Member1777 – present
- Assistant secretary and secretary1776 – present
- Delegate1776 – present
- Assistant secretary and secretary1775 – present
- Governor and chancellor1790 – 1793
- U.S. senator from New Jersey1789 – 1790
- Private practice1783 – 1789
- Member1776 – 1777
- Attorney general1776 – 1783
- Private practice1772 – 1776
- Private practice1769 – 1772
Cases before Judge Paterson
Search federal dockets in the Supreme Court of the United States by party name or case number to find matters assigned to Judge Paterson. Docket sheets and filed documents come straight from PACER.
Search Supreme Court of the United States dockets →Other judges on the Supreme Court
All judges on the Supreme Court →About this profile
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 Paterson will decide any matter.