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Stanton Judkins Peelle

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Stanton Judkins Peelle (1843-1928) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.

Peelle was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Benjamin Harrison. He was commissioned on March 22, 1892. He was later commissioned as chief justice on January 2, 1906 following an appointment to that position by President Theodore Roosevelt. He retired from the court on February 11, 1913.[1]

Education

  • Valparaiso University
  • Read law, 1866

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Second Lieutenant, 1861-1865
  • Private practice, Winchester, Indiana, 1866-1869
  • Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1869-1892
  • Deputy district attorney, Marion County, 1872-1873
  • Member, Indiana House of Representatives, 1878-1879
  • U.S. Representative from Indiana, 1881-1884
  • Professor of law, George Washington University, 1901-1911

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