John Lowell

How Judge Lowell rules, drawn from 1 signed order. Every observation links to the order it came from.

Judge Lowell no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.

Court
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Position
district
Status
Retired 1801
Served
1789–1801
Appointed by
George Washington (Federalist)
Commissioned
1789-09-26
Education
Harvard College, 1760; Read law, 1763
Signed orders read
1

Signed rulings

A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.

The Mary Ford
Salvage claim (libellants) Granted in part

“Under all circumstances, therefore, I am of opinion, that one third part of-the gross proceeds of the value, ought to be paid to the owners and crew of the ship George, for salvage of the said ship Mary Ford and her cargo, and in full compensation of their services, peril and expenses”

Ownership claim (British owners) Granted

“And that the duties and all other costs and charges be first deducted from the other two third parts, and the residue remain in court for the use of the British owners of said ship and cargo, or such other persons, who may derive right thereto from them, when the same shall be ascertained in court.”

Caseload & timing

From public federal docket records for this judge.

No historical case-level docket records were located for this judge, so no caseload mix or duration estimate is reported.

A historical record

Judge Lowell no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.