William Cranch

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William Cranch was an early American jurist who served as Chief Judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of the District of Columbia and was known for reporting and compiling decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American jurist
person
appointedBy John Adams
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1769-07-17
dateOfDeath 1855-09-01
educatedAt Harvard University
surface form: Harvard College
employer federal judiciary of the United States
surface form: United States federal judiciary
era early American republic
familyName Cranch
fieldOfWork jurisprudence
law
legal reporting
givenName William
hasActivityPeriod early 19th century
late 18th century
heritage New England colonial family
knownFor early federal jurisprudence in the District of Columbia
reporting and compiling decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalSystem common law
memberOf bar of the District of Columbia
notableWork Cranch Reports
surface form: Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States

Cranch Reports
surface form: Reports of Cases in the Courts of the District of Columbia
occupation judge
law reporter
lawyer
placeOfBirth Weymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Associate Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Chief Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States
relative Abigail Adams
John Adams
religion Unitarianism
residence Massachusetts
Washington, D.C.
sexOrGender male
workLocation United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
surface form: District of Columbia Circuit Court

Washington, D.C.

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Cranch compiledBy William Cranch
Cranch hasReporter William Cranch
Cranch isNamedAfter William Cranch
Cranch Reports editor William Cranch
Cranch Reports reporterOfDecisions William Cranch
Cranch Reports compiledBy William Cranch
Cranch Reports namedAfter William Cranch
Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (historical) hasNotableJudge William Cranch
subject surface form: Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
Circuit Court of the District of Columbia (historical) hasChiefJudge William Cranch
subject surface form: Circuit Court of the District of Columbia
William Cranch Bond hasRelative William Cranch
William Cranch Bond namedAfter William Cranch