Buckner Thruston
Judge, Circuit Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by James Madison on December 12, 1809; Confirmed by the Senate on 12/13/1809, and received commission on December 14, 1809. Service terminated on August 30, 1845, due to death.
Education:
College of William and Mary, A.B., 1783
Professional Career:
Private practice, Lexington County, Virginia, 1788-1789
Member, Virginia General Assembly, 1789
Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1791-1792
Commissioner, boundary dispute between Kentucky and Virginia, 1791
Judge, Kentucky State District Court, 1791
Clerk, Kentucky State Senate, 1792-1794
Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1794-1802
Judge, Kentucky State Circuit Court, 1802-1803
Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1803-1805
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Territory of Orleans, 1805 (Declined)
U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1805-1809