Jacques de Maleville was born on the 19th of June, 1741 to middle class merchant Pierre Maleville and Louise Anne Molène of
Domme, Dordogne. Jacques de Maleville was married on the 5th of July, 1773 to Pauline Lafaye and had seven children. In 1789 he became lawyer in the city
Bordeaux and by 1790 he was appointed as the president of the directory of
Dordogne and then in 1791 a judge of the
Court of Cassation (A role he would leave in 1795 and assume again in 1799 after serving on the
Council of Elders for four years). Maleville became
editor-in-chief for the creation of the Napoleonic Code; he along with
Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis became the strongest advocates against
customary law in favor of
civil law, ultimately resulting in the outright rejection of customary law. He was later granted the title of "Baron of the Empire" in 1808. In 1815 he was awarded the
Legion of Honour by
Louis XVIII. == Works==