James Sewall Morsell Judge/Lawyer Represented Slaves Steel Etched Print Plate

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James Sewall Morsell Judge/Lawyer
represented a number of African American families who petitioned for their freedom before the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
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James Sewall Morsell
Private practice, Georgetown, District of Columbia, -1815
U.S. Army, 1813-1814
James Sewall Morsell (January 10, 1775 – January 11, 1870) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
In office
January 11, 1815 – March 3, 1863
Appointed by
James Madison
Preceded by
Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh
Born
James Sewall Morsell
January 10, 1775
Calvert County, Province of Maryland, British America
Died January 11, 1870 (aged 95)
Prince George's County, Maryland
Education and career
Born on January 10, 1775, in Calvert County, Province of Maryland, British America, Morsell was in private practice in Georgetown, D.C. until 1815. He served in the United States Army from 1813 to 1814, during the War of 1812.
Notable clients
Morsell represented a number of African American families who petitioned for their freedom before the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
Federal judicial service
Morsell was nominated by President James Madison on January 7, 1815, to a seat on the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Nicholas Battalle Fitzhugh. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 11, 1815, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on March 3, 1863, due to abolition of the court.
Death
Morsell died on January 11, 1870, in Prince George's County, Maryland.