Charles Whittaker
| Charles Whittaker | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Title: | Former Justice |
| Service: | |
| Active: | 3/22/1957 - 3/31/1962 |
| Senior: | 3/31/1962 - 9/30/1965 |
| Preceded by: | Stanley Reed |
| Succeeded by: | Byron White |
| Past position: | Eighth Circuit |
| Past term: | 1956 - 1957 |
| Past position 2: | Western District of Missouri |
| Past term 2: | 1954-1956 |
| Past position 2: | Seat #2 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1901 |
| Deceased: | 1973 |
| Law School: | Kansas City School of Law (1924) |
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Charles Evans Whittaker (1901-1973) was an associate justice on the Supreme Court of the United States, and formerly a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.[1]
Early life and education
- Kansas City School of Law, LL.B., 1924 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Kansas City, Missouri, 1924-1954
- Arbitrator, General Motors Corporation, 1965
- Advisor, Senate Committee on Standards and Conduct, 1966 [1]
Judicial career
Supreme Court
Whittaker was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 2, 1957, to a seat vacated by Stanley Reed; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 19, 1957, and received his commission on March 22nd. He assumed senior status on March 31, 1962, and resigned on September 30, 1965.[1]
Eighth Circuit
Whittaker was nominated to the Eighth Circuit by President Dwight Eisenhower on March 16, 1956, to a seat vacated by John Collet; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 4, 1956, and received his commission on June 5th. He served the Eight District until March 24, 1957 with his advancement to the Supreme Court. [1]
Western District of Missouri
Whittaker was nominated to the Western District of Missouri by President Dwight Eisenhower on May 11, 1954, to a seat vacated by Albert Reeves; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 7, 1954, and received his commission on July 8th. He served the Western District of Missouri until his June 21, 1956, advancement to the Eight Circuit. [1] Whittaker was succeeded in this position by Randle Smith.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Justice Whittaker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Albert Reeves |
Western District of Missouri 1954–1956 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Randle Smith |
| Preceded by: John Collet |
Eighth Circuit 1956–1957 |
Succeeded by: Marion Matthes |
| Preceded by: Stanley Reed |
Supreme Court 1957–1965 |
Succeeded by: Byron White |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Riley • Lavenski Smith • Bobby Shepherd • Roger Wollman • James Loken • Diana Murphy • Kermit Bye • Steven Colloton • Raymond Gruender • William D. Benton • Jane Kelly | ||
| Senior judges |
David Hansen • Morris Arnold • Myron Bright • John Gibson • Pasco Bowman • Arlen Beam • Michael Melloy • George Fagg • Donald Ross • Frank J. Magill • | ||
| Former judges | Henry Clay Caldwell • Elmer Bragg Adams • John Emmett Carland • Amos Madden Thayer • Walter Henry Sanborn • William Cather Hook • John Hazelton Cotteral • Robert E. Lewis • Willis Van Devanter • Walter Inglewood Smith • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Wilbur Franklin Booth • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Kimbrough Stone • Joseph William Woodrough • William Squire Kenyon • John Benjamin Sanborn • John D. Kelly • Archibald Gardner • Seth Thomas • John Collet • Charles Joseph Vogel • Jesse Henley • Roy Stephenson • William Webster • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Harvey Johnsen • Harry Blackmun • Gerald Heaney • Donald Lay • Marion Matthes • Theodore McMillian • Pat Mehaffy • Walter Riddick • Martin Van Oosterhout • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
David Hansen • Morris Arnold • Roger Wollman • James Loken • Pasco Bowman • Archibald Gardner • Charles Joseph Vogel • Floyd Gibson • Harvey Johnsen • Donald Lay • Marion Matthes • Pat Mehaffy • Martin Van Oosterhout • | ||
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|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Fernando Gaitan • Rodney Sippel • David Kays • Gary Fenner • Brian C. Wimes • Mary Elizabeth Phillips | ||
| Senior judges |
Nanette Laughrey • Ortrie Smith • Dean Whipple • Scott Wright • Howard Sachs • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Sarah Hays • Robert Larsen • John Maughmer • James England • Matt Whitworth • David P. Rush • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Robert William Wells • John Gibson • Arnold Krekel • John Finis Philips • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Albert Reeves • Merrill Otis • John Collet • Richard Dorr • William Collinson • Richard Duncan • Joseph Stevens • Harris Wangelin • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver • Ross Roberts • Randle Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Dean Whipple • Scott Wright • Howard Sachs • Albert Reeves • Richard Duncan • Joseph Stevens • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver • Randle Smith • | ||
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| 1953 |
Boldt • Bruchhausen • Cecil • Dawkins, Jr. • Grooms • Hamlin • Hoffman • Knoch • Schnackenberg • Warren • Willson | ||
| 1954 |
Aldrich • Anderson • Bastian • Bicks • Bootle • Boreman • Breitenstein • Brooks • Cecil • Chambers • Choate • Christensen • Connell • Danaher • Dawson • Day • Fee • Freeman • Halbert • Harlan • Hincks • Hoffman • Holder • Hunter • Ingraham • Laramore • Kent • Lemmon • Lord • McGarraghy • Mickelson • Miller • Palmieri • Parkinson • Rogers • Ross • Stewart • Taylor • Thomsen • Tuttle • Van Oosterhout • Vogel • Walsh • Whittaker • Wilson | ||
| 1955 |
Alger • Brown • Cameron • Clarke • Davies • Devitt • East • Estes • Grubb • Harlan • Jertberg • Jones • Lumbard • McIlvaine • Miller • Register • Sorg • Van Dusen • Waterman • Watkins • Wortendyke • Wright | ||
| 1956 |
Barnes • Bryan • Burger • Cashin • Hamley • Herlands • Johnson • Juergens • Kerr • Kraft • Levet • Lewis • Lieb • Mercer • Morgan • Rich • Rizley • Robinson • Smith • Sobeloff • Weick • Whittaker | ||
| 1957 |
Arraj • Breitenstein • Brennan • Egan • Gignoux • Grant • Hastings • Haynsworth • Hicklin • Jameson • Layton • Moore • O'Sullivan • Parkinson • Richardson • Sirica • Stanley • Thompson • Van Pelt • Weber • Whittaker • Wisdom • Zavatt | ||
| 1958 |
Beck • Burke • Carswell • Clayton • Hamlin • Henley • Jertberg • Knoch • Martin • Matthes • Miner • Morrill • Poos • Robson • Stanley • Steel • Stewart • Wollenberg | ||
| 1959 |
Aldrich • Bartels • Blackmun • Boreman • Butler • Castle • Cecil • Crocker • Dalton • Field • Fisher • Forman • Friendly • Hart • Henderson • Henley • Julian • Kalbfleisch • Kilkenny • Koelsch • Kunzel • MacMahon • Merrill • Metzner • Powell • Smith • Sweigert • Walsh • Weick • Weinman • Wood • Worley • Young | ||
| 1960 |
Caffrey • Chilson • Durfee • Hodge • Kaess • Lane • Lewis • Mishler • O'Sullivan • Paul • Smith • Stephenson • Tavares • Timbers | ||
- Western District of Missouri, Seat 2
- Former justices of the United States Supreme Court
- Former federal judge, Eighth Circuit
- Former federal judge, Western District of Missouri
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Dwight Eisenhower
- Confirmed 1954
- Confirmed 1956
- Confirmed 1957
- U. of Missouri, Kansas City Law Alumni
