Curtis Waller
| Curtis Waller | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
| Active: | 3/10/1943 - 7/11/1950 |
| Preceded by: | 56 Stat. 1050 |
| Past post: | Northern and Southern Districts of Florida |
| Past term: | 1940-1943 |
| Past position: | Seat #2 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1887 |
| Deceased: | 1950 |
| Bachelors: | Millsaps College (1910) |
| Grad. School: | Mississippi College (1908) |
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Curtis Longino Waller (1887-1950) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida.[1]
Early life and education
- Mississippi College, Ph.B., 1908
- Millsaps College, LL.B., 1910 [1]
Professional career
- Private secretary to U.S. Rep. Pat Harrison, 1911
- Private practice, St. Louis, Mississippi, 1914-1927
- U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel, World War I
- Member, Mississippi Legislature, 1924
- Private practice, Tallahassee, Florida, 1930-1940
- State's attorney, Florida, 1932
- Member, Florida Legislature, 1933 [1]
Judicial career
Fifth Circuit
Waller was nominated to the Fifth Circuit by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on February 18, 1943, to a new seat created by 56 Stat. 1050; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 9, 1943, and received commission on March 10th. He served until his death on July 11, 1950. [1]
Northern and Southern Districts of Florida
Waller was nominated simultaneously to both of these courts by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on June 11, 1940, to a new seat created by 54 Stat. 219; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1940, and received commission on June 19. He served the Northern and Southern Districts of Florida until he was elevated to the Fifth Circuit on March 12, 1943. [1] Waller was succeeded in this position by Dozier DeVane.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Waller's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Florida 1940–1943 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Dozier DeVane |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Southern District of Florida 1940–1943 |
Succeeded by: Dozier DeVane |
| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Fifth Circuit 1943–1950 |
Succeeded by: ' |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Margaret Rodgers • Robert Hinkle • John Smoak • Mark E. Walker | ||
| Senior judges |
Maurice Paul • Clyde Roger Vinson • Lacey Collier • William Stafford • Stephan Mickle • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Charles Kahn • Gary Jones • Larry Bodiford • Gordon M. Davis • Elizabeth Timothy • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Young • Isaac Hopkins Bronson • McQueen McIntosh • Philip Fraser • Thomas Settle • Charles Swayne • William Bostwick Sheppard • Augustus Long • Winston Arnow • George Carswell • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Lynn Higby • David Middlebrooks • Dozier DeVane • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Robert Hinkle • Maurice Paul • Clyde Roger Vinson • William Stafford • Stephan Mickle • Winston Arnow • George Carswell • | ||
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|---|---|---|---|
| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Federico Moreno • Donald Graham • Jose Martinez • Marcia Cooke • Cecilia Altonaga • Ursula Ungaro • Kevin Moore • William Zloch • Joan Lenard • Donald Middlebrooks • William Dimitrouleas • Kenneth Marra • James Cohn • Robin Rosenbaum • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • Kathleen M. Williams | ||
| Senior judges |
James King • William Hoeveler • Jose Gonzalez • Kenneth Ryskamp • Shelby Highsmith • Alan Gold • Daniel Hurley • Paul Huck • Patricia Seitz • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Barry Seltzer • Frank Lynch, Jr. • Andrea Simonton • John O'Sullivan • Patrick White • James Hopkins • Edwin Torres • Chris McAliley • Peter Palermo • Robert Dube • Ted Bandstra • Barry Garber • William C. Turnoff • Lurana S. Snow • Dave Lee Brannon • Jonathan Goodman • Alicia Otazo-Reyes • William Matthewman • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
George Young • Adalberto Jordan • James Paine • Stanley Marcus • William Marvin • Thomas Jefferson Boynton • Peter Fay • David Dyer • James William Locke • John McKinney • John Moses Cheney • Rhydon Mays Call • Alexander Akerman • Lake Jones • Halsted Lockwood Ritter • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • Joseph Lieb • William McRae • Curtis Waller • George Whitehurst • Sidney Aronovitz • Carl Atkins • Ted Cabot • Emett Choate • Edward Davis • Dozier DeVane • Joseph Eaton • Wilkie Ferguson • Charles Fulton • Alcee Hastings • James Kehoe • William Mehrtens • Lenore Nesbitt • Norman Roettger • Thomas Scott • Eugene Spellman • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James King • William Zloch • David Dyer • Louie Willard Strum • John Warthen Holland • George Whitehurst • Carl Atkins • Edward Davis • Joseph Eaton • Charles Fulton • Norman Roettger • John Bryan Simpson • William Julius Barker • | ||
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| 1933 |
Bell • Bratton • Donohoe • FitzHenry • Garrecht • Keefe • Ragon • Stone • Woodrough | ||
| 1934 |
Allen • Bowen • Holly • Hulbert • Long • Major • Myers • Rippey • Sullivan | ||
| 1935 |
Baldwin • Denman • Faris • Ford • Hamilton • Haney • Holmes • Mahoney • Martin • Mathews • McDuffie • Moore • Roche • A. L. Stephens • H. M. Stephens • Sweeney • Yankwich | ||
| 1936 |
Abruzzo • Clancy • Davidson • Davis • Holland • Lederle • Leibell • Ling • Mandelbaum • Maris • Pollard • Thomas • Underwood | ||
| 1937 |
Adair • Biggs • Black • Burke • Collet • Druffel • Edgerton • Groner • Healy • Jackson • Jenney • Kloeb • Major • McColloch • Miller • Mize • Murrah • Rice • Stephens • Sullivan • Swinford • Treanor • Trimble • Vinson • Watkins • Williams • Wyche | ||
| 1938 |
Clark • Conger • Ford • Hamilton • Laws • Maris • McCord • Murphree • Reed | ||
| 1939 |
Allred • Arant • Beaumont • Biddle • Black • Clark • Darr • Davies • Dobie • Douglas • Duffy • Frankfurter • Goldsborough • Huxman • Igoe • Jones • Kalodner • Kerner, Sr. • Lemley • Lumpkin • Magruder • Miller • Morris • Picard • Porterie • Roberts • Rutledge • Walker • Welsh • Whaley • Whitaker • Wilkin | ||
| 1940 |
Bard • Barker • Barksdale • Boyd • Broaddus • Caillouet • Campbell • Dobie • Ganey • Goodrich • Harrison • Hartigan • Johnsen • Jones • Leamy • Mahoney • Martin • Murphy • Murrah • O'Connor • Oliver • Pine • Russell • Savage • Schwellenbach • Walker • Waller | ||
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| 1941 |
Bright • Byrnes • Eicher • Frank • Freed • Healey • Jackson • Leahy • Leavy • Lovett • Madden • McAllister • McGuire • Miller • Minton • Moore • Riddick • Rifkind • J. Smith • W. Smith • Stone • Timmerman • Vogel • Waring • Woodbury • Wyzanski | ||
| 1942 |
Brennan • Cole • Delehant • Ekwall • Goodman • Hall • Hannay • Keeling • Meaney | ||
| 1943 |
Arnold • Chandler • Clark • Duncan • Helvering • Hulen • Lawrence • Lee • McLaughlin • Mullins • Rutledge • Swygert • Waller | ||
| 1944 |
Bone • Connor • Graven • Hutcheson • Kennedy • LaBuy • O'Connell • Schweinhaut • Shaw | ||
| 1945 | |||
- Northern District of Florida, Seat 2
- Former federal judge, Fifth Circuit
- Former federal judge, Northern District of Florida
- Former federal judge, Southern District of Florida
- Appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Confirmed 1943
- Former federal judge
- Confirmed 1940
- U. of Mississippi Alumni
- Millsaps Law Alumni
- Army veteran
