Andrew T. Judson | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut | |
| In office July 4, 1836 – March 17, 1853 | |
| Appointed by | Andrew Jackson |
| Preceded by | William Bristol |
| Succeeded by | Charles A. Ingersoll |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's at-large district | |
| In office March 4, 1835 – July 4, 1836 | |
| Preceded by | Ebenezer Jackson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Holt |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Andrew Thompson Judson November 29, 1784 Eastford, Connecticut |
| Died | March 17, 1853 (aged 68) Canterbury, Connecticut |
| Resting place | Hyde Cemetery Canterbury, Connecticut |
| Political party | Jacksonian Democrat |
| Other political affiliations | Toleration |
| Education | read law |
Andrew Thompson Judson (November 29, 1784 – March 17, 1853) was a United States representative from Connecticut and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. He also served in the Connecticut House of Representatives. He was a member of the Toleration Party and an officer of the American Colonization Society. A leading white supremacist, he led opposition to Prudence Crandall's school for African Americans in Connecticut and advocated for African Americans to be subjugated or sent to Africa. He also opposed the establishment of a college for African Americans in New Haven. As a judge in the United States v. The Amistad he ruled the enslaved captives aboard La Amistad be released and returned to Africa.