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Judicial calendar 1802
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January
- January 26:
- David Leonard Barnes was confirmed by the Senate as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
- Dominic Augustin Hall was confirmed by the Senate as a judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit.
- William Kilty was confirmed by the Senate as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
- Henry Potter was confirmed by the Senate as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
- William Stephens was confirmed by the Senate as a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Georgia.
February
March
- The Judiciary Act of 1801 was repealed.
- March 4:
- John Sitgreaves died, ending his service on the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.
- March 8:
- William Tilghman ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit.
April
- April 7:
- Henry Potter left the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit and became a judge of the Albemarle, Cape Fear & Pamptico Districts of North Carolina.
- April 29:
- The Judiciary Act of 1802 was enacted.
- John McNairy was reassigned from the United States District Court for the District of Tennessee to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
- Edward Harris was confirmed by the Senate as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
May
- May 6:
- John A. Lowell died, ending his service on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit.
June
July
- July 1:
- Richard Bassett ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit.
- Egbert Benson ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit.
- Benjamin Bourne ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit.
- Joseph Clay ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit.
- William Griffith ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Third Circuit.
- Dominic Augustin Hall ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit.
- Edward Harris ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Fifth Circuit.
- Samuel Hitchcock ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit.
- Philip Barton Key ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit.
- Charles Magill ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit.
- William McClung ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Sixth Circuit.
- Robert Morris was reassigned from the United States District Court for the Western District of New Jersey and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New Jersey to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
- Jeremiah Smith ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the First Circuit.
- George Keith Taylor ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit.
- Oliver Wolcott ended his service on the United States Circuit Court for the Second Circuit.
