James Houston (October 10, 1767 – June 8, 1819) was a

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of the

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Education

Born in Chestertown,

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, Houston

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to enter the bar in 1806.

Federal judicial service

Houston was nominated by President

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on April 19, 1806, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge James Winchester. Houston was confirmed by the

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and received his commission, on April 21, 1806. He served until his death on June 8, 1819, in Chestertown.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Houston, James 1767 births 1819 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland United States federal judges appointed by Thomas Jefferson 19th-century American judges United States federal judges admitted to the practice of law by reading law People from Chestertown, Maryland