Robert Budd Gilchrist (September 28, 1796 – May 1, 1856) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Gilchrist received an

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degree from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) in 1814 and an Artium Magister degree from the same institution in 1817. He

read law Reading law was the method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship under the ...

to enter the bar in 1818, and was in private practice in Charleston from then until 1831. He was the

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for the District of South Carolina from 1831 to 1839.

Federal judicial service

Gilchrist received a

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from President

Martin Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party (Uni ...

on October 30, 1839, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Thomas Lee. He was nominated to the same position by President Van Buren on January 23, 1840. He was confirmed by the

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on February 17, 1840, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on May 1, 1856, due to his death in Charleston. Gilchrist was interred in the Second Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Charleston.

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