John James Gilchrist (February 16, 1809 – April 29, 1858) was a Justice and chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature and a judge and Presiding Judge of the Court of Claims.
He entered private practice in Charlestown, New Hampshire from 1831 to 1836.
[1] Gilchrist was nominated by President Franklin Pierce on March 3, 1855, to the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims), to a new seat authorized by 10 Stat.
He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3, 1855, and received his commission the same day.
His service terminated on April 29, 1858, due to his death in Washington, D.C.[1]