John De Rossett Toomer

John De Rossett Toomer (March 13, 1784 – September 27, 1856) was an American attorney, legislator, and judge from North Carolina. He served on the North Carolina Superior Court on two separate occasions, briefly held an interim seat as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of North Carolina in 1829, and represented Cumberland County in the North Carolina General Assembly and at the state constitutional convention of 1835.

Early life and education Toomer was born in Wilmington, North Carolina.

After being raised in Wilmington, Toomer attended the University of North Carolina before reading law and beginning practice in his hometown.

In 1827, Toomer was elected to fill the seat vacated by Robert Strange, who had resigned. The General Assembly returned him to the superior court bench on January 7, 1837; he served until 1840, when he resigned because of ill health.