Trimble, Robert
1776 - Robert Trimble, born on the 17th of November in Berkeley County, Virginia. He was an attorney and a justice of the United States Supreme Court. The first district judge ever promoted to the Supreme Court, he was the only Supreme Court appointment of President John Quincy Adams.
1803 - He was licensed to practice law.
1810 - He resigned from the State Appellate Court because of his financial obligations to his growing family, and declined an appointment to become the Chief Justice of Kentucky.
1817 - 1826 - The second United States District Judge for the District of Kentucky.
1826 - Was appointed to the Supreme Court to succeed his fellow Kentuckian, Thomas Todd.
1828 - His tenure on the Court was terminated by his death on the 25th of August, of a "malignant bilious fever".
1803 - He was licensed to practice law.
1810 - He resigned from the State Appellate Court because of his financial obligations to his growing family, and declined an appointment to become the Chief Justice of Kentucky.
1817 - 1826 - The second United States District Judge for the District of Kentucky.
1826 - Was appointed to the Supreme Court to succeed his fellow Kentuckian, Thomas Todd.
1828 - His tenure on the Court was terminated by his death on the 25th of August, of a "malignant bilious fever".
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