Court Appointments
On the orginization of the Courts of Justice under the Constitution, established by the General Convention, elected for that purpose, and held at Philadelphia, July 15th, 1776, and continued by adjournments to September the 28th 1776, the following appointments took place:
The Honorable Thomas M’Kean, Esquire, D. L. L. was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, on the 28th day of July 1777.
The Honorable William Augustus Atlee, Esquire, was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court, on the 15th day of August 1777.
The Honorable John Evans, Esquire, was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court, on the 15th day of August 1777.
Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, Esquire, was appointed Attorney General, on the 28th day of July 1777.
Edward Burd, Esquire, was appointed Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, on the 12th day of August, 1778.
