Record #:

14931

Author(s):

Lawrence, R.C.

Abstract:

Under the Federal Judiciary Act of 1789, the entire state of North Carolina was erected into one Federal District, and the judges thereof served the entire state until it was divided into two districts in 1872. Judges to serve in this capacity were John Stokes, John Sitgreaves, Henry Potter, Asa Biggs, and George W. Brooks.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 10 Issue 2, July 1942, p3, 22

Subject(s):

Judges