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Theodore Howard McCaleb
Theodore Howard McCaleb (1810-1864) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
He was nominated by President John Tyler on September 1, 1841. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 3, 1841, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana on February 13, 1845. He was reassigned again to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 3, 1849. On January 28, 1861, he resigned.[1] McCaleb was succeeded in this position by Edward Henry Durell.
Early life and education
- Yale College
- Read law, 1832[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1832-1841
- Professor, University of Louisiana, 1847-1864
- Dean of faculty, University of Louisiana, 1850-1862
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1864[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Louisiana
McCaleb was nominated by President John Tyler on September 1, 1841. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 3, 1841, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana on February 13, 1845. He was reassigned again to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 3, 1849. On January 28, 1861, he resigned.[1] McCaleb was succeeded in this position by Edward Henry Durell.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge McCaleb's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1849–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Edward Henry Durell
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| John Tyler |
Halyburton • Huntington • McCaleb • Nelson • Prentiss • Randall • Sprague | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Wendy Vitter • Greg Guidry • Jay Zainey • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Nannette Jolivette Brown • Susie Morgan • Barry Ashe • Darrel Papillion • Brandon Long (Louisiana) | ||
| Senior judges |
Sarah Vance (Louisiana) • Eldon Fallon • Mary Ann Lemmon • Ivan Lemelle • Carl Barbier • Lance Africk • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Karen Wells Roby • Michael B. North • Janis van Meerveld • Donna Phillips Currault • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Thomas Porteous • John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Edward Henry Durell • Edward Coke Billings • Edith Clement • Alvin Rubin • Charles Parlange • Rufus Edward Foster • Eugene Davis Saunders • Helen Berrigan • Martin Feldman • Frederick Heebe • A.J. McNamara • Kurt Engelhardt • Charles Schwartz • Peter Beer • Marcel Livaudais • Charlton Reid Beattie • Wayne Borah • Louis Henry Burns • Robert Ainsworth • George Arceneaux • Edward Boyle • Adrian Caillouet • Patrick Carr (Louisiana) • Fred Cassibry • Herbert Christenberry • Robert Collins • James Comiskey • Adrian Duplantier • Frank Ellis • Jack M. Gordon • Okla Jones • Henry Mentz • Lansing Mitchell • Morey Sear • Elmer West • Roger West (Louisiana) • Veronica Wicker • James Wright (Louisiana) • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Edith Clement • Helen Berrigan • Sarah Vance (Louisiana) • Frederick Heebe • A.J. McNamara • Herbert Christenberry • Morey Sear • Elmer West • Nannette Jolivette Brown • | ||
