David Brearley | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office September 26, 1789 – August 16, 1790 | |
| Appointed by | George Washington |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 1 Stat. 73 |
| Succeeded by | Robert Morris |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Brearley Jr. June 11, 1745 Spring Grove, Maidenhead (now Lawrence Township), Hunterdon County, Province of New Jersey, British America |
| Died | August 16, 1790 (aged 45) Trenton, New Jersey |
| Resting place | St. Michael's Church Trenton, New Jersey |
| Education | Princeton University read law |
David Brearley Jr. (often misspelled as Brearly) (June 11, 1745 – August 16, 1790) was an American Founding Father, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey, a delegate from New Jersey to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which drafted the United States Constitution, a signer of the United States Constitution, and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.