{{Short description|American judge}} thumb|Joseph John Daniel (1784-1848) '''Joseph John Daniel''' (1784–1848) was a North Carolina jurist. He was a cousin of John R. J. Daniel.
Born in Halifax County, North Carolina, Daniel studied law under William R. Davie. He became a respected lawyer and was elected to represent Halifax in the North Carolina House of Commons in 1807, 1811, 1812, and 1815. In 1816, the legislature appointed him to be a superior court judge, and in 1832, it elevated him to the North Carolina Supreme Court, where he served until his death in 1848.
As a superior court judge, Daniel presided over ''North Carolina v. Mann'', the case which provided a famous legal defense of the rights of slaveowners over their property. The jury's verdict and Judge Daniel's sentence were overturned by the North Carolina Supreme Court.
==References== *[https://books.google.com/books?id=oyekYUBpDwQC&pg=PA183 History of Halifax County] *[http://docsouth.unc.edu/nc/manual/manual.html North Carolina Manual of 1913]
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