George Mathews (judge)

George Mathews
Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office
1813–1836
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byHenry Carlton
Justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans
In office
1806–1813
Preceded byEphraim Kirby
Succeeded byCourt abolished
Justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Mississippi
In office
1804–1806
Preceded byNew position
Succeeded byCourt abolished
Personal details
BornSeptember 30, 1774
Augusta County, Virginia
DiedNovember 14, 1836
St. Francisville, Louisiana
Resting placeGrace Episcopal Church
SpouseHarriet Flowers
RelationsGeorge Mathews, father;
Mathews family
ResidenceButler Greenwood Plantation
Alma materLiberty Hall Academy Washington and Lee University
ProfessionJudge

George Mathews Jr. (September 30, 1774 – November 14, 1836), was a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Territory of Mississippi and the Territory of Orleans, and Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1813 until his death in 1836. His ruling in Marie Louise v. Marot was cited as precedent by dissenting U.S. Supreme Court Justice John McLean in the 1856 landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case.