Jacob Peck (1779 – June 11, 1869) was a justice of the

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from 1822 to 1834. Born in

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, he was admitted to the practice of law in

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in 1808, and was elected to the

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in 1821, representing Jefferson County and Greene County in eastern Tennessee.James W. Ely, Theodore Brown Jr., ''A History of the Tennessee Supreme Court'' (2002), p. 19-20.Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society page including Jacob Peck
In August 1822, he was elected to a seat on the Tennessee Supreme Court vacated by the resignation of Thomas Emmerson. While serving on the Court, he authored a substantial portion of the Court's opinions, with 276 opinions signed. Although little is known of his formal education, it is apparent that he was also versed in the arts: Peck served until the creation of a new Court in the Constitution of 1834. He also compiled and published volume 7 of the Tennessee Reports.

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Justices of the Tennessee Supreme Court 1779 births 1869 deaths Tennessee state senators 19th-century members of the Tennessee General Assembly {{Tennessee-state-judge-stub