Philip Kissick Lawrence

Philip Kissick Lawrence (c. 1793 – May 19, 1841) was a United States federal judge.

Lawrence was born circa 1793 in New York City to Gilbert Lawrence and Margaret Kissick Lawrence. He was a 1813 graduate of Columbia College and received a law degree in 1814 from Litchfield Law School. In 1818, Lawrence earned his master's degree from Columbia College and became a member of the New York Bar.

He was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana prior to 1837, and was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Lawrence was an editor of the New Orleans Morning Post from 1835 to 1836, and a U.S. Attorney for the Districts of Louisiana in 1837.

On September 6, 1837, Lawrence was nominated by President Martin Van Buren to a jointly held seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana vacated by Samuel H. Harper. Lawrence was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1837, and received his commission the same day. He served until his death, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Sources

• Philip Kissick Lawrence (ca. 1793 – 1841) at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Philip Kissick Lawrence at United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana