Frederick Kaess
| Frederick Kaess | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Active: | 7/6/1960 - 12/13/1975 |
| Chief: | 1972-1975 |
| Senior: | 12/13/1975 - 3/30/1979 |
| Preceded by: | Arthur Lederle |
| Succeeded by: | Ralph Guy |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | December 1, 1910 |
| Home State: | Detroit, MI |
| Deceased: | March 30, 1979 |
| Law School: | Detroit College of Law, LL.B., 1932 |
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Frederick William Kaess (1910-1979) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Kaess was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 10, 1960, to a seat vacated by Arthur Lederle; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 1960, and received his commission on July 6th. He served as chief judge from 1972 until he assumed senior status on December 13, 1975. He served until his death on March 30, 1979.[1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- Municipal judge, St. Clair Shores, Michigan, 1932-1933
- Attorney and claims manager, Michigan Mutual Liability Company, 1933-1945
- Deputy commissioner, Workmen's Compensation Commission, Lansing, Michigan, 1939-1940
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1945-1953
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1953-1960[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Michigan
Kaess was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 10, 1960, to a seat vacated by Arthur Lederle; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 1960, and received his commission on July 6th. He served as chief judge from 1972 until he assumed senior status on December 13, 1975. He served until his death on March 30, 1979.[1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Frederick Kaess's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Arthur Lederle |
Eastern District of Michigan 1960–1975 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Ralph Guy |
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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 | ||
