William Peter Van Ness

Personal

Birthday: 
2/13/1778
Birthplace: 
Claverack, NY
Date of Death: 
9/6/1826
Place of Death: 
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, New York City, 1800-1801, -1812
Private practice, Albany, New York, 1801-
Private practice, Hudson, New York

Education

Name of School: 
Columbia College
Degree Year: 
1797
Name of School - Second: 
Read law
Degree Year - Second: 
1800

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of New York
President Nominating: 
James Madison
Party Affiliation of President: 
Jeffersonian Republican
Commission Date: 
05/27/1812
Termination Date: 
04/09/1814
Termination Reason: 
Reassignment
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name - Second: 

New York Southern District Court

Commission Date - Second: 
04/09/1814
Termination Date - Second: 
09/06/1826
Termination Reason - Second: 
Death