Theodore Howard McCaleb
| Theodore Howard McCaleb | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | John Tyler |
| Active: | 3/3/1849 - 1/28/1861 |
| Preceded by: | 5 Stat. 772 |
| Succeeded by: | Edward Henry Durell |
| Past post: | Western District of Louisiana |
| Past term: | 1841 - 1845 |
| Past post 2: | District of Louisiana |
| Past term 2: | 1845 - 1849 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1810 |
| Deceased: | 1864 |
| Undergraduate: | Yale College |
| Law School: | Read Law (1832) |
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Theodore Howard McCaleb (1810-1864) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
He was nominated by President John Tyler on September 1, 1841. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 3, 1841, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana on February 13, 1845. He was reassigned again to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 3, 1849. On January 28, 1861, he resigned.[1] McCaleb was succeeded in this position by Edward Henry Durell.
Early life and education
- Yale College
- Read law, 1832[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1832-1841
- Professor, University of Louisiana, 1847-1864
- Dean of faculty, University of Louisiana, 1850-1862
- Private practice, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861-1864[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Louisiana
McCaleb was nominated by President John Tyler on September 1, 1841. He was confirmed by the Senate on September 3, 1841, and received commission that same day. He was reassigned to the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana on February 13, 1845. He was reassigned again to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 3, 1849. On January 28, 1861, he resigned.[1] McCaleb was succeeded in this position by Edward Henry Durell.
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge McCaleb's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Louisiana 1849–1861 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Edward Henry Durell |
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| John Tyler |
Halyburton • Huntington • McCaleb • Nelson • Prentiss • Randall • Sprague | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Dee Drell • Patricia Minaldi • Richard Haik • Rebecca Doherty • Maurice Hicks • Robert James • Elizabeth Erny Foote | ||
| Senior judges |
Tucker Melancon • Tom Stagg • Donald Walter • James Trimble • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James Kirk • C. Michael Hill • Kathleen Kay • Karen Hayes • Mark Hornsby • Patrick Hanna • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John Dick • Thomas Bolling Robertson • Samuel Hadden Harper • Philip Kissick Lawrence • Theodore Howard McCaleb • Henry Boyce • Alexander Boarman • John Duhe • Eugene Davis • George Whitfield Jack • Gaston Porterie • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Richard Putnam • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • Earl Veron • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Richard Haik • Tom Stagg • Benjamin Dawkins, Jr. • Benjamin Dawkins, Sr. • Edwin Hunter • F.A. Little • Nauman Scott • John Shaw • | ||
