8 1 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 4 , ▁during ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Court ▁of ▁Common ▁Ple as ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Jud icial ▁District ▁from ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁He ▁res umed ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Ste uben ville ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁to ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁president ial ▁elect or ▁on ▁the ▁Democratic ▁ticket ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁he ▁formed ▁a ▁law ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Ed win ▁St anton . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁T app an ▁received ▁a ▁re cess ▁appointment ▁from ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Jackson ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Ohio ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁John ▁Wilson ▁Campbell . ▁He ▁was ▁nominated ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁by ▁President ▁Jackson ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁with ▁the ▁s ine ▁die ▁adj ourn ment ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁session ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 3 rd ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 , ▁after ▁his ▁nom ination ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁service ▁ ▁T app