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Charles Whittaker
Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) was an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, and formerly a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Whittaker was nominated to the court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 22, 1957. He retired from the court on March 31, 1962, and died on November 26, 1973.[1][2]
Whittaker was one of five justices nominated to the Supreme Court by President Eisenhower. He served during The Warren Court.
Education
Whittaker received a LL.B. from the Kansas City School of Law in 1924.[1]
Professional career
Prior to joining the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit, Whittaker was an attorney in private practice in Missouri from 1924 to 1954. He served on the court from 1957 to 1962. In the years after service on the court, Whittaker was an arbitrator for the General Motors Corporation and an advisor for the Senate Committee on Standards and Conduct.[1][2]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Supreme Court
Whittaker was nominated to the Supreme Court by President President Dwight Eisenhower on March 2, 1957, to a seat vacated by Justice Stanley Reed. Whittaker was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1957, and received his commission on March 22nd. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1962, and resigned on September 30, 1965.[1]
Eighth Circuit
Whittaker was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 16, 1956, to a seat vacated by John Collet. Whittaker was confirmed by the Senate on June 4, 1956, and received his commission on June 5th. He served the Eight District until March 24, 1957, with his advancement to the Supreme Court.[1]
Western District of Missouri
Whittaker was nominated to the Western District of Missouri by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 11, 1954, to a seat vacated by Albert Reeves. Whittaker was confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 1954, and received his commission on July 8, 1954. He served the Western District of Missouri until June 21, 1956, with his elevation to the Eight Circuit.[1] Whittaker was succeeded in this position by Randle Smith.
See also
External links
- Justice Whittaker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- The Supreme Court Historical Society, "Charles E. Whittaker"
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Albert Reeves |
Western District of Missouri 1954–1956 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Randle Smith |
| Preceded by: John Collet |
Eighth Circuit 1956–1957 |
Succeeded by: Marion Matthes |
| Preceded by: Stanley Reed |
Supreme Court 1957–1965 |
Succeeded by: Byron White
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|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Steven Colloton • Lavenski Smith • Ralph Erickson • Bobby Shepherd • James Loken • Raymond Gruender • William D. Benton • David Stras • Jane Kelly • Steven Grasz • Jonathan Kobes | ||
| Senior judges |
David R. Hansen • Morris Arnold • Roger Wollman • Pasco Bowman • Arlen Beam • Michael Melloy • | ||
| Former judges | Myron Bright • Diana Murphy • William Riley (Eighth Circuit) • Henry Clay Caldwell • George Fagg • Elmer Bragg Adams • John Emmett Carland • Amos Madden Thayer • Walter Henry Sanborn • William Cather Hook • John Hazelton Cotteral • Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge) • Willis Van Devanter • Walter Inglewood Smith • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Wilbur Franklin Booth • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Kimbrough Stone • Joseph William Woodrough • William Squire Kenyon • John Benjamin Sanborn • John D. Kelly • Archibald Gardner • Seth Thomas • John Collet • Charles Joseph Vogel • Jesse Henley • Roy Stephenson • William Webster • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Harvey Johnsen • Harry Blackmun • Gerald Heaney • Donald Lay • Marion Matthes • Theodore McMillian • Pat Mehaffy • Walter Riddick • Martin Van Oosterhout • Donald Ross • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Lavenski Smith • David R. Hansen • Morris Arnold • Roger Wollman • James Loken • Pasco Bowman • William Riley (Eighth Circuit) • Archibald Gardner • Charles Joseph Vogel • Floyd Gibson • Harvey Johnsen • Donald Lay • Marion Matthes • Pat Mehaffy • Martin Van Oosterhout • | ||
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mary Elizabeth Phillips • David Kays • Brian C. Wimes • M. Douglas Harpool • Stephen R. Bough • Roseann A. Ketchmark | ||
| Senior judges |
Rodney Sippel • Nanette Laughrey • Ortrie Smith • Dean Whipple • Howard Sachs • Fernando Gaitan • Gary Fenner • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James England • David P. Rush • Lajuana Counts • Willie Epps • Brian Gaddy • Jill Morris • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Robert William Wells • John Gibson (Eighth Circuit) • Arnold Krekel • John Finis Philips • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Albert Reeves • Merrill Otis • John Collet • Richard Dorr • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Ross Roberts • Randle Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Dean Whipple • Scott Wright • Howard Sachs • Albert Reeves • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Randle Smith • | ||
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
