James Winchester
This page is about a former federal judge for the District of Maryland. If you are looking for information on the Oklahoma Supreme Court justice, please see James R. Winchester.
James Winchester was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. He was nominated by President John Adams on December 8, 1799 to a seat vacated by William Paca. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1799, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 5, 1806.[1] Winchester was succeeded in this position by James Houston.
Professional career
- Delegate, Maryland General Assembly[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Maryland
Winchester was nominated by President John Adams on December 8, 1799 to a seat vacated by William Paca. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 10, 1799, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on April 5, 1806.[1] Winchester was succeeded in this position by James Houston.
Political ideology
In October 2012, political science professors Adam Bonica and Michael Woodruff of Stanford University attempted to determine the partisan ideology of state supreme court justices. They created a scoring system in which a score above 0 indicated a more conservative-leaning ideology, while scores below 0 were more liberal.
Winchester received a campaign finance score of 1.24, indicating a conservative ideological leaning. This was more conservative than the average score of 0.33 that justices received in Oklahoma.
The study was based on data from campaign contributions by the judges themselves, the partisan leaning of those who contributed to the judges' campaigns, or, in the absence of elections, the ideology of the appointing body (governor or legislature). This study was not a definitive label of a justice, but an academic summary of various relevant factors.[2]
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by: William Paca |
District of Maryland 1799–1806 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: James Houston
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| 1801 | Basset • Benson • Bourne • Clay • Cranch • Davis • Griffith • Hitchcock • Key • Lowell • Magill • James Markham Marshall • John Marshall • McClung • Paine • Smith • Taylor • Tilghman • Wolcott | ||
