Curtis Waller
Curtis Longino Waller (1887-1950) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.[1] Waller died on July 11th, 1950.
Early life and education
- Mississippi College, Ph.B., 1908
- Millsaps College, LL.B., 1910[1]
Professional career
- Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Pat Harrison, 1911
- Private practice, St. Louis, Mississippi, 1914-1927
- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, World War I
- Member, Mississippi Legislature, 1924
- Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1930-1940
- State's attorney, Florida, 1932
- Member, Florida Legislature, 1933[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Fifth Circuit
Waller was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 18, 1943, to a new seat created by 56 Stat. 1050; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1943, and received commission on March 10th. He served until his death on July 11, 1950.[1]
Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
Waller was nominated simultaneously to both of these courts by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 11, 1940, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1940, and received commission on June 19. He served the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida until he was elevated to the Fifth Circuit on March 12, 1943.[1] Waller was succeeded in this position by Dozier DeVane.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Waller's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Florida 1940–1943 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Dozier DeVane |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Florida 1940–1943 |
Succeeded by: Dozier DeVane |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Fifth Circuit 1943–1950 |
Succeeded by: '
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Mark E. Walker (Federal judge) • Margaret Rodgers • T. Kent Wetherell • Allen Winsor | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Charles Kahn • Elizabeth Timothy • Martin Fitzpatrick • Hope Cannon • Michael Frank • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George C. Young • William Stafford • Stephan Mickle • John Smoak • Isaac Hopkins Bronson • McQueen McIntosh • Philip Fraser • Thomas Settle • Charles Swayne • William Bostwick Sheppard • Augustus Long • Winston Arnow • George Carswell • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Lynn Higby • David Middlebrooks • Dozier DeVane • Gary Jones (Florida) • Larry Bodiford • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Hinkle • Maurice Paul • Clyde Roger Vinson • William Stafford • Stephan Mickle • Winston Arnow • George Carswell • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Cecilia Altonaga • Jose E. Martinez (Florida) • Kevin M. Moore (Florida) • Donald Middlebrooks • William Dimitrouleas • Robin L. Rosenberg • Beth Bloom • Darrin P. Gayles • Kathleen M. Williams • Anuraag Singhal • Rodolfo Ruiz • Rodney Smith (Florida) • Edward Artau • Roy Altman • Aileen Cannon • Jacqueline Becerra • Melissa Damian • David Leibowitz (Florida) | ||
| Senior judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • Jose Gonzalez (Florida) • Donald Graham • Daniel Hurley • Paul Huck • Patricia Seitz • William Zloch • Joan Lenard • Kenneth Marra • James Cohn • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • | ||
| Magistrate judges | John O'Sullivan (Florida) • Edwin Torres • Chris McAliley • William C. Turnoff • Lurana S. Snow • Jonathan Goodman • Alicia Otazo-Reyes • William Matthewman • Alicia O. Valle • Patrick M. Hunt • Bruce Reinhart • Lauren Fleischer Louis • Jared Strauss • Shaniek Maynard • Lisette M. Reid • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George C. Young • William Hoeveler • Kenneth Ryskamp • Alan Gold • Adalberto Jordan • Ursula Ungaro • James Paine (Florida) • Stanley Marcus • William Marvin • Thomas Jefferson Boynton (Florida) • Peter Fay • David Dyer • James William Locke • John McKinney (Florida) • John Moses Cheney • Rhydon Mays Call • Alexander Akerman • Lake Jones • Halsted Lockwood Ritter • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • Joseph Lieb • William McRae • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Sidney Aronovitz • Carl Atkins • Ted Cabot • Emett Choate • Edward Davis (Florida) • Dozier DeVane • Joseph Eaton • Wilkie Ferguson • Charles Fulton • James Kehoe • William Mehrtens • Lenore Nesbitt • Norman Roettger • Thomas Scott (Florida district court judge) • Eugene Spellman • Robin Rosenbaum • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • Alcee Hastings • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Federico Moreno • James L. King • Kevin M. Moore (Florida) • William Zloch • David Dyer • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • George Whitehurst • Carl Atkins • Edward Davis (Florida) • Joseph Eaton • Charles Fulton • Norman Roettger • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
