George Mathews (judge)

George Mathews
Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office 1813–1836
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Henry Carlton
Justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans
In office 1806–1813
Preceded by	Ephraim Kirby
Succeeded by	Court abolished
Justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Mississippi
In office 1804–1806
Preceded by	New position
Succeeded by	Court abolished
Personal details
Born	September 30, 1774 Augusta County, Virginia
Died	November 14, 1836 St. Francisville, Louisiana
Resting place	Grace Episcopal Church
Spouse	Harriet Flowers
Relations	George Mathews, father; Mathews family
Residence	Butler Greenwood Plantation
Alma mater	Liberty Hall Academy Washington and Lee University
Profession	Judge

George Mathews Jr. (September 30, 1774 – November 14, 1836), was a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Territory of Mississippi and the Territory of Orleans, and Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1813 until his death in 1836. His ruling in Marie Louise v. Marot was cited as precedent by dissenting U.S. Supreme Court Justice John McLean in the 1856 landmark Dred Scott v. Sandford case.