Judge Peters (other)
Judge Peters may refer to: * John A. Peters (1864–1953) (1864–1953), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maine * Nigel Peters (born 1952), circuit judge for England and Wales * Richard Peters (Continental Congress) (1744–1828), judge of the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania See also * Justice Peters (other) Justice Peters may refer to: * Ellen Ash Peters (1930–2024), associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court * Emil C. Peters (1877–1961), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii * John A. Peters (1822–1904), chief justice of th ...

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Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ...
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Nigel Peters
Nigel Melvin Peters KC (born 14 November 1952), styled ''His Honour Judge Peters KC'', is a Circuit Judge in England and Wales. Early life Born at Denmark Hill, London, son of Sidney Peters, he was educated at Hasmonean Grammar School and Leicester University, where he read Law, graduating with the degree of LLB. Legal career Peters was called to the Bar in 1976 and was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1997. He became a Recorder in 1998 and a Circuit Judge in 2012. He has been a Bencher of Lincoln's Inn since 2006. On Monday 5 August 2013, Peters, sitting in the Crown Court at Snaresbrook, sentenced Neil Wilson, aged 41, who pleaded guilty to sexual activity with a 13-year-old girl, to a suspended sentence of imprisonment, causing concern in his sentencing remarks when quoting the opening by the prosecution that the girl had contributed by being a "sexual predator". Attorney-General Dominic Grieve QC referred the sentence for review by the Court of Appeal which judged it to ...
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Richard Peters (Continental Congress)
Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge. Before his federal judicial service in the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, Peters served as secretary of the Continental Board of War, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as member and speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later the Pennsylvania State Senate. His son of the same name, Richard Peters became reporter of the decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Early life and education Born on June 22, 1744, at Belmont Mansion (then in the outskirts but now in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania, British America). His father William Peters, had emigrated from Liverpool, England with his brother Rev. Richard Peters. His uncle had become involved in a family scandal, which caused their emigration. Both brothers had been trained as attorneys ...
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