Andrew Kirkpatrick (judge)
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| office = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
| term_start = November 20, 1896
| term_end = May 3, 1904
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| predecessor = Edward T. Green
| successor = William M. Lanning
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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.
Education and career
Born in Washington, D.C., Kirkpatrick was named after his grandfather, who had been a justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.Frank John Urquhart, A History of the City of Newark, New Jersey (1913), p. 380.{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/biographicalcycl00bige/page/18/mode/1up |title=The Biographical Cyclopedia of New Jersey |editor1-first=Samuel F. |editor1-last=Bigelow |editor1-link=Samuel Fowler Bigelow |editor2-first=George J. |editor2-last=Hagar |publisher=National Americana Society |place=New York City |pages= |date=1909 |access-date=2023-07-03 |via=Internet Archive}} 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.{{FJC Bio|1286|nid=1383356|name=Andrew Kirkpatrick|inline=yes}}
Federal judicial service
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.{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer/80513060/ |title=Judge Kirkpatrick Dies at Newark |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |place=Newark, New Jersey |page=3 |date=1904-05-03 |publication-date=1904-05-04 |access-date=2023-07-03 |via=Newspapers.com}}
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Category:United States federal judges appointed by Grover Cleveland
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