Answer: He was the governor of Louisiana after it became a state, and was the first Creole and the first native of Louisiana to hold that office, as well as being assigned to Saint-Domingue as a first lieutenant in the artillery in France at a young age in 1776.
Explanation:
As Jefferson was the third President and the Federal Court system was designed to have life-time appointments, many of the original holders of Federal judicial posts were held by Federalist appointees who had not yet died in office or resigned.
So, Jefferson found himself waiting for turnover on the bench without much success.
