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William Steckler
William Elwood Steckler (1913-1995) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.[1]
Steckler was nominated by President Harry Truman on February 14, 1950, to a seat vacated by Robert Baltzell; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950. From 1954-1982, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1986. He served the Southern District of Indiana until his death on March 8, 1995.[1] Steckler was succeeded in this position by Larry McKinney.
Early life and education
- Indiana University, LL.B., 1936
- Indiana University School of Law, J.D., 1937[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1937-1950
- U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943
- Member, Marion County Election Board, 1946-1947
- Member, Indiana State Election Board, 1947-1948
- Public counselor of Indiana, 1949-1950
- Adjunct faculty, Indiana University School of Law, 1975-1979[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of Indiana
Steckler was nominated by President Harry Truman on February 14, 1950, to a seat vacated by Robert Baltzell; he was confirmed by the Senate on April 4, 1950, and received commission on April 7, 1950. From 1954-1982, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1986. He served the Southern District of Indiana until his death on March 8, 1995.[1] Steckler was succeeded in this position by Larry McKinney.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Steckler's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Baltzell |
Southern District of Indiana 1950–1986 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Larry McKinney
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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 | |||
