John Collet
| John Collet | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Harry Truman |
| Active: | 7/9/1947 - 12/5/1955 |
| Preceded by: | Kimbrough Stone |
| Succeeded by: | Charles Whittaker |
| Past post: | Eastern District of Missouri |
| Past term: | 1937 - 1947 |
| Past position: | Seat #4 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1898 |
| Deceased: | 1955 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1920) |
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John Caskie Collet (1898-1955) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.
He was nominated by President Harry Truman on April 30, 1947 to replace Kimbrough Stone. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 8th, and received commission on July 9th. He served until his death on December 5, 1955.[1] Collet was succeeded in this position by Roy Winfield Harper.
Early life and education
Professional career
- U.S. Army Air Corps, 1917-1918
- Private practice, Salisbury, Missouri, 1921-1929
- City attorney, Salisbury, Missouri, 1922-1924
- County prosecutor, Charlton County, Missouri, 1925-1929
- Assistant counsel, Missouri State Highway Department, 1930-1933
- Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission, 1933-1935
- Member, Missouri Supreme Court, 1935-1937[1]
Judicial career
Western and Eastern Districts of Missouri
John Collet previously served on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri.
He was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on March 9, 1937 to a seat created by 49 Stat. 1804. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 15th, and received commission on March 20th. He served in this position until July 11, 1947.[1] Collet was succeeded in this position by Roy Winfield Harper.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John Collet's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Western District of Missouri 1937–1947 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Roy Winfield Harper |
| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Eastern District of Missouri 1937–1947 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Roy Winfield Harper |
| Preceded by: Kimbrough Stone |
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals 1947–1955 |
Succeeded by: Charles Whittaker |
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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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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Catherine Perry • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Rodney Sippel • Henry Autrey • Audrey Fleissig • Brian C. Wimes • John A. Ross | ||
| Senior judges |
Charles Shaw • E. Richard Webber • Edward Filippine • Donald Stohr • Nanette Laughrey • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Nannette Baker • Thomas Mummert III • Lewis Blanton • Frederick Buckles • David D. Noce • Terry I. Adelman • Shirley Mensah • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • John Nangle • Samuel Treat • Elmer Bragg Adams • Henry Samuel Priest • Amos Madden Thayer • David Patterson Dyer • Gustavus Adolphus Finkelnburg • Charles Breckenridge Faris • Roy Winfield Harper • Charles B. Davis • George Moore • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan • Joseph Stevens • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith • John Regan • Randolph Weber • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith • | ||
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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 | |||
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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 | |||
- Western District of Missouri, Seat 3
- Eastern District of Missouri, Seat 4
- Former federal judge, Western District of Missouri
- Former federal judge, Eastern District of Missouri
- Former federal judge, Eighth Circuit
- Former Missouri supreme court judges
- Former federal judge
- Appointed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Confirmed 1937
- Appointed by Harry Truman
- Confirmed 1947
- Read law Alumni
- Army veteran
