John Hazelton Cotteral

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John Hazelton Cotteral (1864-1933) was a federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, Eighth Circuit and Tenth Circuit courts.

Federal judicial career

Tenth Circuit

Cotteral was reassigned from the Eighth Circuit to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on March 28, 1929, where he served until his death on April 22, 1933[1].

Eighth Circuit

Cotteral received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on May 19, 1928 to fill a seat vacated by Walter Henry Sanborn. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 23, 1928, and received commission that same day[1].

Western District of Oklahoma

Cotteral was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma.

He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 11, 1907 to fill a new seat created by 34 Stat. 276. On December 3rd of that year, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1908, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until May 23, 1928[1].

Education

Professional career

  • Private practice, Garden City, Kansas, 1885-1889
  • Private practice, Guthrie, Oklahoma, 1889 [1]

External links

  • Biography from the Oklahoma Historical Society's Chronicles of Oklahoma.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Cotteral's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
NA - new seat 		Western District of Oklahoma
1908–1928 		Succeeded by:
Edgar Vaught
Preceded by:
Walter Henry Sanborn 		Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
1928–1929 		Succeeded by:
NA - seat reassigned
Preceded by:
NA - reassigned 		Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
1929–1933 		Succeeded by:
Sam Gilbert Bratton


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