Peter Lyons (Virginia judge)

Peter Lyons
2nd Chief Justice of Virginia
In office
October 26, 1803 – July 30, 1809
Preceded byEdmund Pendleton
Succeeded byWilliam Fleming
Justice of the Virginia Supreme Court
In office
December 24, 1788 – July 30, 1809
Personal details
Born1734
Ireland
DiedJuly 30, 1809
Hanover County, Virginia
Alma materTrinity College Dublin.
ProfessionLawyer, judge

Peter Lyons (c. 1734 – July 30, 1809) was a Virginia lawyer and judge. He was elected as one of the first justices to serve on the Virginia Court of Appeals (which later became known as the Supreme Court of Virginia), and he later became the second President and chief justice of the Court.