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Carroll Switzer
Carroll O. Switzer (1908-1960) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Switzer received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Charles Almon Dewey; he was nominated on January 5, 1950, but the Senate did not confirm him. However, he continued serving until August 9, 1950. Switzer was succeeded in this position by William F. Riley. Switzer died on May 30, 1960.
Early life and education
- Drake University, LL.B., 1932
Professional career
- Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa
- Assistant city solicitor, Des Moines, Iowa, 1936-1938
Judicial nominations and appointments
Southern District of Iowa
Switzer received a recess appointment from President Harry Truman on October 21, 1949, to a seat vacated by Charles Almon Dewey;[1] he was nominated on January 5, 1950, but the Senate did not confirm him. However, he continued serving until August 9, 1950. Switzer was succeeded in this position by William F. Riley.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Charles Almon Dewey |
Southern District of Iowa 1950–1950 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: William F. Riley
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
