During the period in which you are interested, the position of county
sheriff rotated among the justices usually on a yearly basis.
Thirty-eight sound excessive. The number of justices who served on the
commission of peace changed over time; they ran the county and served as
judges for local court cases. I'm not at home so cannot give you numbers
and years. Today, the board of supervisors runs the county and circuit
court judges handle local cases.
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On 11/10/2023 1:08 AM, Mrs. Lonny Watro wrote:
> I was pursuing the early minute & order books of Nelson County, VA, looking
> for proof that Hudson Martin (1752-1830) was appointed Sheriff in 1810.
> Found the proof. However, before he served as Sheriff, you can find his
> name at the end of many court cases as:
> Gent. Justice Hudson Martin or Hudson Martin, Gent. Justice. I am assuming
> this means Gentleman Justice?
>
> On the Nelson County Genealogy Group on Facebook a member posted that the
> Governor appointed 38 Justices to Nelson County when it formed in 1808.
> Would these Justices be similar to jury members today? Were they paid to
> serve just as jury members are today? And are these the same Justices that
> the Nelson County minute & order books refer to as Gent. Justice?
>
> Thanks in advance for your input.
>
> Lonny Jo Brown Watro
> Moneta, VA
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