Pearson, Richmond

Richmond Mumford Pearson

Pearson, Richmond

1 Aug. 1858 - 5 Jan. 1878

Born: Jun 1805, Rowan Co., NC

Died: 5 Jan 1878, Winston, NC

Buried: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, NC

Education: Statesville Academy, UNC

Read Law: Leonard Henderson

Admitted: 1826

House of Commons: 1829, 1830, 1831, 1832

Opened Richmond Hill Law School: 1839

Elected to Superior Court: 1836

Elected to Supreme Court: Dec 1848

Named Chief Justice: 1858

Elected Chief Justice: 1 Aug 1858

Died in office: 5 Jan 1878

Preceded by:

Associate Justice: William H. Battle

Chief Justice: Frederick Nash

Succeeded by:

Associate Justice: Thomas Ruffin

Chief Justice: Willam N. H. Smith

Number of Opinions:

1424 Majority

6 Dissenting

11 Concurring

1441 Total