Richard Rodney
Richard Seymour Rodney (1882-1963) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.
Rodney was nominated by President Harry Truman on July 25, 1946, to a new seat created by 60 Stat. 654; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 27, 1946, and received commission on July 31st. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on December 22, 1963.[1] Rodney was succeeded in this position by Caleb Layton.
Early life and education
- Read law, 1906
Professional career
- Delaware National Guard First Lieutenant, 1899-1913
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1906-1922
- Mayor, New Castle, Delaware, 1911-1917
- Associate judge, Supreme Court of Delaware, 1922-1946
Judicial career
District of Delaware
Rodney was nominated by President Harry Truman on July 25, 1946, to a new seat created by 60 Stat. 654; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 27, 1946, and received commission on July 31st. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1957, and served in that capacity until his death on December 22, 1963.[1] Rodney was succeeded in this position by Caleb Layton.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Judge Rodney's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
District of Delaware 1946–1957 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Caleb Layton
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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 | |||
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Delaware • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Delaware
State courts:
Delaware Supreme Court • Superior Court of Delaware • Delaware Court of Chancery • Delaware Family Court • Delaware Court of Common Pleas • Delaware Justice of the Peace Courts • Delaware Alderman's Courts
State resources:
Courts in Delaware • Delaware judicial elections • Judicial selection in Delaware
