Samuel Hitchcock

Samuel Hitchcock

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the District of Vermont

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U.S. Circuit Court for the 2nd Circuit

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Education

Bachelor's

Harvard College, 1777

Personal

Birthplace

Massachusetts

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Samuel Hitchcock (1755-1813) was a federal judge on the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit and the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

Early life and education

• Harvard College, 1777

Professional career

• Private practice, Burlington, Vermont, 1786-1787
• State's attorney, Chittenden County, Vermont, 1787-1790
• State attorney general, Vermont, 1790-1793
• Representative, Vermont Legislature, 1789-1793
• Private practice, Vergennes and Burlington, Vermont, 1802-1813

Judicial career

Second Circuit

Hitchcock was nominated to the Second Circuit by President John Adams on February 18, 1801. He was confirmed by the Senate on February 20, 1801, and received commission that same day. He served until the court was abolished on July 1, 1802.

District of Vermont

Hitchcock was nominated to the District of Vermont by President George Washington on December 27, 1793. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 30, 1793, and received commission on January 28, 1794. He served on this court until February 20, 1801. Hitchcock was succeeded in this position by Elijah Paine.

External links

• Biography of Samuel Hitchcock from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: Nathaniel Chipman	District of Vermont 1793–1801	Succeeded by: Elijah Paine
Preceded by: NA - new seat	Circuit Courts for the Second Circuit 1801–1802	Succeeded by: NA - court abolished