Jacob Rush (1746/47–1820) was an American jurist.
Jacob Rush, brother of Benjamin Rush, was born near Philadelphia,[1] perhaps in Byberry Township,[2] Pennsylvania, about December, 1746, or January, 1747.
[1] He was graduated at Princeton in 1765, settled in the practice of law in Philadelphia, was a judge of the High Court of Errors and Appeals of Pennsylvania in 1784–1806, president of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia in 1806–20, and at an earlier date was a justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
[1][2] In the controversy between Joseph Reed and John Dickinson as to the character of Benedict Arnold, Judge Rush espoused the latter's cause,[1] defending Arnold against the charges of Reed in 1779.
[1][2] His publications include: His daughter, Rebecca, published Kelroy, a novel (Philadelphia, 1812).