David L. Barnes

David L. Barnes
A miniature portrait of Barnes (c. 1789)
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
In office
April 30, 1801 – November 3, 1812
Appointed byThomas Jefferson
Preceded byBenjamin Bourne
Succeeded byDavid Howell
Personal details
BornDavid Leonard Barnes
(1760-01-28)January 28, 1760
Scituate, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
DiedNovember 3, 1812(1812-11-03) (aged 52)
EducationHarvard University
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David Leonard Barnes (January 28, 1760 – November 3, 1812) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and the winning party and the winning attorney in the first United States Supreme Court decision, West v. Barnes (1791).