Paul Carrington (judge)

Paul Carrington
Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court
In office December 24, 1788 – July 30, 1807
Member of the Virginia Senate from Charlotte, Halifax and Prince Edward Counties
In office 1776–1778
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	Walter Coles
Member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from Charlotte County
In office 1765–1776 Serving with Clement Reade, Isaac Read, James Speed
Preceded by	position created
Succeeded by	position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1733-03-16)March 16, 1733 Charlotte County, Colony of Virginia
Died	June 23, 1818(1818-06-23) (aged 85) Halifax County, Virginia
Spouse(s)	Margaret Read, Priscilla Sims
Occupation	Lawyer, judge, politician

Paul Carrington (March 16, 1733 – June 23, 1818) was a Virginia planter, lawyer, judge and politician. He served in the House of Burgesses after the creation of Charlotte County and through the Virginia Revolutionary Conventions, then represented Charlotte County, as well as neighboring Halifax and Prince Edward Counties in the Virginia Senate after the conflict before legislators elected him as a justice of the Virginia Court of Appeals (now the Supreme Court of Virginia). He was a delegate to the Virginia Ratifying Convention in 1788 and cast his vote for ratification of the United States Constitution, although his son George Carrington, who represented Halifax County, voted against ratification.^[1]