James Markham Marshall
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James Markham Marshall was a United States federal judge
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....

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Born in Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

, Marshall was a Captain in the 1st Virginia Artillery in 1779. He went into private practice in Fayette County, KY in 1788, and was in private practice in Alexandria, District of Columbia, by 1801.

On February 28, 1801, Marshall was nominated by President John Adams
John Adams
John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...

 to a new seat as a judge in the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
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 created by 2 Stat. 103. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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 on March 3, 1801, and received his commission the same day. He resigned from this position in 1803, resuming a private practice in Winchester, Virginia
Winchester, Virginia
Winchester is an independent city located in the northwestern portion of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the USA. The city's population was 26,203 according to the 2010 Census...

 from 1803 to 1848. Marshall died in Fauquier County, Virginia
Fauquier County, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 55,139 people, 19,842 households, and 15,139 families residing in the county. The population density was 85 people per square mile . There were 21,046 housing units at an average density of 32 per square mile...

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