George Parker Scarburgh

Judge George Parker Scarburgh

Personal

Birthday:

2/11/1807

Birthplace:

Accomack County, VA

Date of Death:

12/21/1879

Place of Death:

Norfolk, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Accomack County, Virginia, 1828-1844
Judge, Virginia Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery, Third Judicial Circuit, 1844-1852
Professor of law, College of William and Mary, 1852-1855
Commissioner, Confederate Court of Claims, 1861-1862
Private practice, Halifax County, Virginia, 1863-1865
Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1865-1877
Judge, Norfolk [Virginia] Corporation Court, 1877-1879

Education

Name of School:

Read law with Thomas R. Joynes

Degree Year:

1827

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Franklin Pierce

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

02/11/1856

Termination Date:

04/20/1861

Termination Reason:

Resignation