David Sewall
David Sewall was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine.Education and career
Born on October 7, 1735, in York, in that area of the Province of Massachusetts Bay that would eventually become the State of Maine, British America, Sewall received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1755 from Harvard University and read law in 1760. He entered private practice in York starting in 1760. He was register of probate for York County, Maine starting in 1766. He was a Justice of the Peace in Maine starting in 1767. He was a member of the York Committee of Correspondence. He was a member of the Legislative Council of Massachusetts from 1776 to 1777. He was a Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts from 1777 to 1789. He was a delegate to the Massachusetts constitutional convention from 1779 to 1780.Federal judicial service
Sewall was nominated by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, to the United States District Court for the District of Maine, to a new seat authorized by. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1789, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on January 9, 1818, due to his resignation.Later career
Following his resignation from the federal bench, Sewall resumed private practice in York, District of Maine from 1818 to 1825.Death
Sewall died on October 22, 1825, in York.Memberships
Sewall was a charter member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1780. Sewall was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814.
