 The Mayor's Court was continued through the colonial period, and records are uncertain as to whether the court was held during the American Revolutionary War.In early 1784, James Duane was appointed mayor of New York City, and from that time after the Court was in continuing existence until its abolition.Under Duane, who served in the Continental Congress, notable figures including Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, Robert Troup, Edward Livingston, Henry Brockholst Livingston, Egbert Benson, Morgan Lewis, and Josiah Ogden Hoffman practiced before the Court.