Louisiana Supreme Court Justices
1813-Present |
George Mathews (1774-1836)
Judge, Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, January 19, 1803, to March 1, 1813
Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana, March 1, 1813, to November 14, 1836
Presiding Judge July 4, 1813, to November 14, 1836
Born September 21, 1774, near Staunton, Virginia • Educated at the home of his father, the governor of Georgia, and at Liberty Hall in Lexington, Virginia • Studied the common law with his brother, John Mathews, and George Walker in Augusta, Georgia • Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1799 • Appointed judge of Mississippi Territorial Court by President Jefferson July 1, 1805 • Appointed January 20, 1806, to Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, which became the Superior Court of the new state of Louisiana upon statehood on April 30, 1812 • Appointed one of three judges of the new Louisiana Supreme Court upon its creation on March 1, 1813, by Governor Claiborne • Lived near St. Francisville in West Feliciana Parish •
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