Joseph Casey
Joseph Casey (1814-1879) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.
Casey was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Abraham Lincoln. He received his commission on May 23, 1861. He was appointed chief justice two years later, and served in that capacity until his retirement on December 1, 1870.[1]
Education
- Read law, 1838
Professional career
- Private practice, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, 1840-1845
- Private practice, New Berlin, Pennsylvania, 1845-
- U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-1851
- Private practice, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1855
- Commissioner, State of Pennsylvania, 1855
- Reporter of decisions, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1871-1879
- Private practice, Washington DC, 1871-1879
- Professor, National University, 1871-1879
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Atkinson • Barney • Bennett • Blackford • Booth • Campbell • Casey • Collins • Cowen • John Davis • John Bancroft Davis • Oscar Davis • Downey • Drake • Durfee • Friedman • Gilchrist • Graham • Green • Hay • Howell • Howry • Hughes • Hunt • Jones • Kashiwa • Kunzig • Laramore • Littleton • Loring • Madden • Milligan • Moss • Nichols • Nott • Peck • Peelle • Richardson • Scarburgh • Scofield • Sinnott • Skelton • Smith • Weldon • Whaley • Whitaker • Williams • Wilmot • Wright • | ||
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| 1861 | |||
| 1862 | |||
| 1863 |
Cartter • Field • Field • Fisher • Olin • Peck • Wilmot • Withey | ||
| 1864 |
Boynton • Busteed • Caldwell • Chase • Delahay • Durell • McDonald • Underwood • White • Wylie | ||
| 1865 | |||
