APPENDIX B
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JUSTICES AND JUDGES OF THE FAIRFAX COUNTY, CIRCUIT AND DISTRICT COURTS 1742–1976
Lists Compiled By E. Sprouse, P. Howe, V. Peters, A. Lewis, and N. Netherton.
(Because of missing books and records, this listing is incomplete.)
First Commission for Fairfax County, 1742
William Fairfax
John Colvill
Richard Osborne
Jeremiah Bronaugh
Lewis Elzey
William Payne
Thomas Pearson
John Minor
William Henry Terrett
John Gregg
Gerard Alexander
Edward Barry
Daniel Jennings
Thomas Arbuthnot
(1742–1748 Fairfax County Court Order Books are missing.)
1749
John Minor
William H. Terrett
Daniel Jennings
John Carlyle
William Ramsay
Charles Broadwater
Daniel McCarty
John Colvill
Moses Linton
Lewis Ellzey
William Payne
Richard Osborn
George W. Fairfax
Anthony Russell
Joseph Watkins
George Mason
Jeremiah Bronaugh
Thomas, sixth Lord Fairfax Chief Justice
Stephen Lewis
1750
John West
Lawrence Washington
Catesby Cocke
1752
Fielding Turner
1753
Thomas Colvill
1754
Hugh West
1755
John West, Jr.
Sampson Turley
Sampson Darrell
James Hamilton
Oneas Campbell
1757
Henry Gunnell
1758
John Hunter
Robert Adam
William Bronaugh
William Payne, Jr.
1759
Bryan Fairfax
Townshend Dade
Benjamin Grayson
Edward Blackburn
Lee Massey
William Adams
1762
Hector Ross
1764
George William Fairfax
William Ellzey
John West
George Mason
Daniel McCarty
John Carlyle
William Ramsay
Charles Broadwater
Thomas Colvill dead
John West, Junior
Bryan Fairfax
Sampson Dorrell Sher.
Townshend Dade Quo:
Henry Gunnell
1767
Marmaduke Beckwith
Robert Adam
John Hunter dead
Richard Sanford
Wm. Payne
Benjamin Grayson
William Adams
Edward Blackburn
Hector Ross &
Alexander Henderson Gent.
George William Fairfax
Lewis Ellzey
John West
George Mason
Daniel McCarty
John Carlyle
Wm. Ramsay
Charles Broadwater
John West, Junr
Bryan Fairfax
Sampson Dorrell Quo:
Townshend Dade
Henry Gunnell
Wm. Adams
George Washington &
Daniel French Gent:
1768
George W Fairfax
Lewis Ellzey
John West
George Mason
Daniel McCarty
John Carlyle
Wm. Ramsey
Charles Broadwater
John West Junior
Bryan Fairfax
Sampson Darrel
Townshend Dade Quorum
Henry Gunnell
Marmaduke Beckwith
Robert Adam
Richard Sanford
Wm. Payne
Benjamin Grayson dead
Wm. Adams
Hector Ross
Alexander Henderson
George Washington
Daniel French &
Edward Payne Gent:
1770
John West
George Mason
Daniel McCarty
John Carlyle
William Ramsay
Charles Broadwater
John West Junr
Bryan Fairfax
Sampson Darrell Quor.
Henry Gunnell
Robert Adam
William Payne
William Adams
Hector Ross
Alexander Henderson
George Washington and
Edward Payne Gent.
(1774–1782 Fairfax County Court Order Books are missing.)
1783
John Gibson
George Gilpin
Richard Chichester
Robert McCrea
Charles Little
James Hendricks
Josiah Watson
Henry Darne
Thomas Lewis
Robert T. Hooe
1784
James Wren
David Stuart
David Arell
Charles Alexander
1785
William Deneale
John Moss
1786
George Minor
William Herbert
1787
Roger West
Richard Conway
Thomas Gunnell
John Fitzgerald
William Brown
Benjamin Dulany
Thomas Pollard
James Waugh
John Potts
1788
Martin Cockburn
William Lyles
(1793–1796 Fairfax County Court Order Books are missing.)
1797
Thompson Mason
James Keith, Jr.
1798
Francis Adams
John Stewart Alexander
James Coleman
Elisha C. Dick
Charles Eskridge
John Gunnell
William Gunnell
John Jackson
William Lane, Jr.
Ludwell Lee
Richard Bland Lee
Samuel Love
John Potts, Jr.
Richard Ratcliffe
William Stanhope
George Summers
William H. Washington
1801
Francis Adams
Charles Alexander
John S. Alexander
Charles Broadwater
James Coleman
Richard Conway
William Deneale
Elisha C. Dick
Benjamin Dulany
Charles Eskridge
John Fitzgerald
George Gilpin
John Gunnell
Thomas Gunnell
William Gunnell
William Herbert
Robert T. Hooe
John Jackson
William Lane, Jr.
Ludwell Lee
Richard B. Lee
Charles Little
Samuel Love
Daniel McCarty
Thompson Mason
George Minor
John Moss
William Payne
John Potts, Jr.
Richard Ratcliffe
William Stanhope
David Stewart (sic.)
George Summers
William H. Washington
James Waugh
John West
Roger West
James Wren
Now dead: Love, Fitzgerald, T. Gunnell, R. West, J. Gunnell, J. S. Alexander, D. McCarty
Now moved: Ludwell Lee
Now refuses to qualify: Summers
Now in D. C.: Gilpin, Hooe, Alexander, Conway, Herbert, Potts, Dick, Washington
Now disqualified: Adams
1802
Augustine J. Smith
Humphrey Peake
John Keene
James H. Blake
1803
Samuel Adams, Jr.
1804
Richard Coleman
Spencer Jackson
George Graham
1807
Present: William Gunnell, Jr. William Payne Wm. Deneale Augustine J. Smith Hancock Lee Humphrey Peake Spencer Jackson
Absent: George Summers, Gentleman
Persons to be recommended to the Governor as proper persons to be commissioned by him as Justices of the Peace, or added to the Commission of the Peace for the County: John C. Hunter John C. Scott Daniel McCarty Chichester Joseph Powell Edward Dulin James L. Triplett John Y. Ricketts George Mason
1808
Present: William Gunnell, Jr. James Waugh William Lane, Jr. Thomson Mason George Summers Humphrey Peake George Graham James L. Triplett
Absent: James Coleman William Gunnell, Jr. David Stuart William Payne William Deneale Thompson Mason Richard Ratcliffe George Summers Augustine J. Smith James Waugh Hancock Lee Humphrey Peake George Graham John Coleman
Acting in 1816–17
James Coleman
Wm. Lane, Jr.
Thompson Mason
Rich. Ratcliffe
John Jackson
Augustine J. Smith
Rich. M. Scott
Humphrey Peake
Rich. Coleman
Spencer Jackson
John C. Hunter
James L. Triplett
John T. Ricketts
Lawrence Lewis
Wm. H. Terrett
Henry Gunnell, Jr.
Alex'r Waugh
Geo. Minor
Geo. Gunnell
Francis L. Lee
John W. Ashton
Dan'l M. Chichester
Geo. Taylor
Wm. H. Foote
James Waugh
James Sangster
Thomas Moss
Dan'l Dulany
Chas. G. Broadwater
Wm. H. Fitzhugh
1819–1826
William A. G. Dade
Acting in 1824
Rich. Ratcliffe
Rich. M. Scott
Lawrence Lewis
Spencer Jackson
John C. Hunter
James L. Triplett
Alex'r Waugh
Geo. Gunnell
Geo. Mason
Augst. J. Smith
John W. Ashton
Geo. Taylor
Wm. H. Foote
James Sangster
Thos. Moss
Dan'l Dulany
Chas. L. Broadwater
Wm. H. Fitzhugh
Chas. F. Ford
Benedict M. Lang
Eli Offutt
John Jackson
Robt. Ratcliffe
Chas. Ratcliffe
Wm. E. Beckwith
John Geanit
Mottrom Ball
Rich. C. Mason
Joshua Hutchison
Sam'l Summers
1831–1838
John Scott
Acting between 1825–42
Geo. Millan
Silas Burke
Rich. H. Cockerille
Rich. C. Mason
Dennis Johnston
John D. Bell
John Gunnell
Frederick Carper
Spencer M. Ball
Edward Sangster
James Millan
Thomas Nevett
John H. Halley
Wm. Ball
John Millan
Geo. Mason
John B. Hunter
Henry Fairfax
Wm. H. Alexander
Frederick A. Hunter
Wm. A. Chichester
Alfred Moss
Chas. C. Stuart
James Hunter
Benj. F. Rose
James Cloud
Fred. M. Ford
Wm. R. Selectman
Nelson Conrad
W. W. Ball
Jno. Powell
Jno. A. Washington
Wm. H. Wren
1839–52
John Scott
John W. Tyler
1852–55
Silas Burke
William Ball
Wm. R. Selectman
W. W. Ball
John Millan
Nelson Conrad
William H. Wrenn
James Hunter
Ira Williams
Thomas Suddath
George H. Padgett
James M. Benton
John R. Dale
Thos. A. Davis
S. T. Stuart
Levi Burke
James Fox
Robert M. Whaley
Abner Brush
John Cowling
F. W. Flood
Francis E. Johnston
John W. Hickey
R. C. Mason
R. McC. Throckmorton
W. W. Elzey
Willis B. McCormick
William Barker
F. M. Ford
Francis C. Davis
John W. Hickey
Spencer Jackson
John N. Taylor
John B. Farr
J. C. Gunnell
John R. Grigsby
1858–60
John C. Gunnell
Tenley S. Swink
Richard L. Nevitt
Daniel Kincheloe
Francis C. Davis
Richard Johnson
W. B. McCormick
F. C. Davis
Ira Williams
Francis E. Johnston
Geo. H. Padgett
George Burke
John Burke
John Dole
John A. Washington
Alfred Leigh
Francis C. Davis
James Hunter
W. B. McCormick
William L. Lee
Wm. W. Ellzey
John Cowling
Benjamin F. Shreve
William S. Seitz
James P. Machen
George Padgett
James Simpson
—— Mann
W. W. Ball
Richard Johnston
B. D. Utterback
F. M. Ford
Cyrus Hickey
A. S. McKenzie
R. C. Mason
Henry Jenkins
1863–1867
Thomas P. Brown
James H. Rice
Wm. Terry
Andrew Sagar
Herain Cockrill
Samuel Pullman
Reuben Ives
Daniel W. Lewis
E. E. Mason
Levi Dening
Harry Bready
William A. Ferguson
William Walters
William T. Rumsey
Talmadege Thorne
Courtland Lukens
Metrah Makely
John B. Troth
George B. Ives
Josiah B. Bowman
Job Hawxhurst
George F. M. Walters
J. W. Barcroft
George W. Millan
Cyrus Hickey
James C. Dentz
B. D. Utterback
Thomas E. Carper
1866
John Powell
Lewis George
Francis Davis
1867
T. Wm. Barcroft
W. B. Bowman
Thomas E. Carper
Francis C. Davis
James C. Dentz
M. E. Fora
Wm. E. Ford
John B. Troth
Job Hawxhurst
George B. Ives
Richard Johnson
William Lee
Alfred Leigh
Courtland Lukens
Metrah Makely
E. E. Mason
Samuel Pullman
James H. Rice
W. T. Rice
Jonathan Roberts
Silas Simpson
Daniel Sims
Cyrus Stickey
B. D. Utterback
Wm. F. McWalters
1868
T. Wm. Barcroft
W. B. Bowman
Thomas C. Carper
N. P. Dennison
Francis C. Davis
James C. Dentz
Wm. E. Ford
John B. Troth
Job Hawxhurst
Richard Johnson
George B. Ives
Alfred Leigh
Courtland Lukens
Metrah Makely
E. E. Mason
Sam Pullman
W. T. Rice
Silas Simpson
Daniel W. Sims
Cyrus Stickey
R. D. Utterback
Geo. F. M. Walters
1869
T. Wm. Barcroft
W. B. Bowman
Jacob Brooks
Carter Burton
John L. Detwiler
Wm. E. Ford
John B. Troth
George B. Ives
Job Hawxhurst
Richard Johnson
Alfred Leigh
Daniel W. M. Lewis
Courtland Lukens
E. E. Mason
Samuel Pullman
James H. Rice
T. W. Rice
Samuel Shaw
Silas Simpson
D. Sims
Cyrus Stickey
B. D. Utterback
E. W. Wakefield
Wm. Walters
1870
T. Wm. Barcroft
W. B. Bowman
Jacob Brooks
Carter Burton
George B. Ives
Job Hawxhurst
Courtland Lukens
Samuel Pullman
E. W. Wakefield
Geo. F. W. Walters
1870–1874
Richard H. Cockerille
1874–1885
James Sangster
1886–1899
D. M. Chichester
1897–1903
James M. Love
Virginia Circuit Court Judges
John M. Tyler, 1852–1860
No record of a court held, 1861–1863
Edward K. Snead, 1864–1865
Henry W. Thomas, 1866–1868
W. Willoughby, June 1869
Lysander Hill, November 1869
James Keith, 1870–1894
C. E. Nicol, 1895–1907
Louis C. Barely, 1907
J. B. T. Thornton, 1908–1918
Samuel G. Brent, 1918–1928
Howard W. Smith, 1928–1930
Walter T. McCarthy, 1931–1944
Paul E. Brown, 1944–1966
Arthur W. Sinclair, 1950–1977
Harry L. Carrico, 1956–1961
Calvin Van Dyck, 1961–1967
Albert V. Bryan, Jr., 1962–1971
Barnard F. Jennings, 1964–
James Keith, 1966–
William G. Plummer, 1967–
Lewis D. Morris, 1968–
Percy Thornton, Jr., 1968–1977
Burch Millsap, 1968–
James C. Cacheris, 1971–
Thomas J. Middleton, 1975–
Richard J. Jamborsky, 1976–
County General District Court
Robert Fitzgerald, 1951–1955
John Corboy, 1954–1955
John A. Rothrock, Jr., 1955–
J. Mason Grove, 1955–
Martin E. Morris, 1965–
Donald C. Crounse, 1966–1974
Robert M. Hurst, 1972–
Lewis Hall Griffith, 1974–
G. William Hammer, 1976–
Juvenile Court Judges
Frank L. Deierhoi, 1965–
Richard J. Jamborsky, 1968–1976
Philip N. Brophy, 1973–
Arnold B. Kassabian, 1976–
Raymond O. Kellam, 1976–1977