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| On February 8, 1845, White was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial district of Kentucky. His nomination was approved by the [[Kentucky Senate]] by a margin of 22–11, and in a second vote his nomination was approved by a margin of 26–9.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_...John+White+judge+19th+judicial+kentucky&hl=en |title=Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky |date=1844 |language=en}}</ref> He decided not to run for re-election as a U.S. representative, instead deciding to take on full duties as a judge. He held the role of judge until his death by suicide on September 22, 1845.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=William B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s_wTAAAAYAAJ&q=John+White#v=snippet&q=John White&f=false |title=A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits |date=1872 |publisher=Bradley & Gilbert |isbn=978-0-608-43420-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> | On February 8, 1845, White was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial district of Kentucky. His nomination was approved by the [[Kentucky Senate]] by a margin of 22–11, and in a second vote his nomination was approved by a margin of 26–9.<ref name=":4">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_...John+White+judge+19th+judicial+kentucky&hl=en |title=Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky |date=1844 |language=en}}</ref> He decided not to run for re-election as a U.S. representative, instead deciding to take on full duties as a judge. He held the role of judge until his death by suicide on September 22, 1845.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Allen |first=William B. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s_wTAAAAYAAJ&q=John+White#v=snippet&q=John White&f=false |title=A History of Kentucky: Embracing Gleanings, Reminiscences, Antiquities, Natural Curiosities, Statistics, and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers, Soldiers, Jurists, Lawyers, Statesmen, Divines, Mechanics, Farmers, Merchants, and Other Leading Men, of All Occupations and Pursuits |date=1872 |publisher=Bradley & Gilbert |isbn=978-0-608-43420-9 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":4" /> |
| == Death == | == Later life and death == |
| During a period of ill health and depression, White shot and killed himself with a [[pistol]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 29, 1845 |title=Suicide of the Hon. John White |pages=4 |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref> It was thought that he committed suicide because it was discovered that he plagiarized one of the last speeches he gave in office from [[Aaron Burr]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 May 1989 |title=Resignations Forced by Scandal Aren't New |url= /5/28/18808644/resignations-forced-by-scandal-aren-t-new}}</ref> White is buried in the [[Frankfort Cemetery]] in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Whitesburg, Kentucky]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letcher County (KY) Enslaved, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870 · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database |url=https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2424 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=nkaa.uky.edu}}</ref> | Before he took up the role of judge, White unknowingly plagiarized a speech from former [[U.S. vice presidency|vice president]] [[Aaron Burr]]. When it was discovered, the press began ridiculing White.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |date=28 May 1989 |title=Resignations Forced by Scandal Aren't New |url=https://www.deseret.com/1989/5/28/18808644/resignations-forced-by-scandal-aren-t-new}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Press |first=C. Q. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i...-6KG-_eFAxVobDABHULoDlw4FBDoAXoECBUQAw&safe=a |title=Guide to Congress |date=2012-08-10 |publisher=CQ Press |isbn=978-1-4522-3532-5 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":7">{{Cite news |date=1883-07-13 |title=john d white |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-john-d-white/4784793/ |access-date=2024-05-06 |work=The Tennessean |pages=2}}</ref> His embarassment,<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> combined with a bout of ill health and depression, led to White shooting himself in the head with a pistol.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 29, 1845 |title=Suicide of the Hon. John White |work=[[The Baltimore Sun]] |pages=4}}</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref name=":6" /><ref name=":7" /> White is buried in the [[Frankfort Cemetery]] in [[Frankfort, Kentucky]].<ref name=":1" /> [[Whitesburg, Kentucky]] is named in his honor.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letcher County (KY) Enslaved, Free Blacks, and Free Mulattoes, 1850-1870 · Notable Kentucky African Americans Database |url=https://nkaa.uky.edu/nkaa/items/show/2424 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=nkaa.uky.edu}}</ref> |
| ==References== | ==References== |
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