in cy ▁Adams ▁on ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Western ▁District ▁of ▁Virginia ▁vac ated ▁by ▁Judge ▁John ▁G . ▁Jackson . ▁His ▁service ▁terminated ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 5 , ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁res ignation . ▁His ▁res ignation ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁unw illing ness ▁to ▁undert ake ▁the ▁rig ors ▁of ▁constantly ▁r iding ▁between ▁cour th ouses ▁in ▁his ▁district . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁brief ness ▁of ▁his ▁ten ure , ▁his ▁nom ination ▁was ▁never ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁vot ers ▁from ▁Ber keley ▁County ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁from ▁nearby ▁Ham pshire , ▁Hard y ▁and ▁Morgan ▁Count ies ▁vot ers ▁elected ▁P end leton ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁represent atives ▁to ▁the ▁Virginia ▁Constitution al ▁Convention ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 9 - 1 8 3 0 ▁( t ogether ▁with ▁his ▁father ▁in ▁law ▁El ish a ▁Bo yd , ▁William ▁N aylor ▁and ▁William ▁Donald son ). ▁ ▁The ▁Virginia ▁General ▁Assembly ▁elected ▁P end leton ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁for ▁the ▁County ▁Court ▁for ▁Ber keley ▁County , ▁and ▁he ▁served ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁as ▁chief ▁judge ▁of ▁that ▁court ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 4 2 , ▁P end leton ▁and ▁fellow ▁polit icians ▁Magn us ▁T ate , ▁C .