Andrew Kirkpatrick | |
Office: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey |
Term Start: | November 20, 1896 |
Term End: | May 3, 1904 |
Appointer: | Grover Cleveland |
Predecessor: | Edward T. Green |
Successor: | William M. Lanning |
Birth Name: | Andrew Kirkpatrick |
Birth Date: | 8 October 1844 |
Birth Place: | Washington, D.C. |
Death Place: | Newark, New Jersey |
Education: | Union College (B.A.) read law |
Signature: | Signature of Andrew Kirkpatrick (1844–1904).png |
Andrew Kirkpatrick (October 8, 1844 – May 3, 1904) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Born in Washington, D.C., Kirkpatrick was named after his grandfather, who had been a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.[1] [2] The younger Kirkpatrick studied at Rutgers College from 1860 to 1862 before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Union College in 1863. He read law to enter the bar in 1866. He was in private practice in Newark, New Jersey from 1866 to 1885, and was a Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for Essex County, New Jersey from 1885 to 1896.
Kirkpatrick received a recess appointment from President Grover Cleveland on November 20, 1896, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge Edward T. Green. He was nominated to the same position by President Cleveland on December 8, 1896. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 15, 1896, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 3, 1904, due to his death in Newark.[3]