Robert Morris (judge)

Robert Morris
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
June 1, 1802 – June 2, 1815
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 2 Stat. 132
Succeeded byWilliam Sanford Pennington
In office
August 28, 1790 – February 13, 1801
Appointed byGeorge Washington
Preceded byDavid Brearley
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New Jersey
Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of New Jersey
In office
February 13, 1801 – June 1, 1802
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 2 Stat. 89
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey
In office
February 5, 1777 – May 25, 1779
GovernorWilliam Livingston
Succeeded byDavid Brearley
Personal details
Born1745 (1745)
New Brunswick,
Province of New Jersey,
British America
DiedJune 2, 1815(1815-06-02) (aged 69–70)
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Parent
RelativesLewis Morris
Educationread law

Robert Morris (1745 – June 2, 1815) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of New Jersey and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Western District of New Jersey.