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John Collet
John Caskie Collet (1898-1955) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 8th 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 nominations and appointments
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.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 John Collet's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political 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: Mary Elizabeth Phillips • David Kays • Brian C. Wimes • M. Douglas Harpool • Stephen R. Bough • Roseann A. Ketchmark | ||
| Senior judges |
Rodney Sippel • Nanette Laughrey • Ortrie Smith • Dean Whipple • Howard Sachs • Fernando Gaitan • Gary Fenner • | ||
| Magistrate judges | James England • David P. Rush • Lajuana Counts • Willie Epps • Brian Gaddy • Jill Morris • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Robert William Wells • John Gibson (Eighth Circuit) • Arnold Krekel • John Finis Philips • Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh • Albert Reeves • Merrill Otis • John Collet • Richard Dorr • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Charles Whittaker • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Ross Roberts • Randle Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Dean Whipple • Scott Wright • Howard Sachs • Albert Reeves • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Brook Bartlett • William Becker • Russell Clark • Floyd Gibson • Albert Ridge • Elmo Hunter • John Oliver (Missouri) • Randle Smith • | ||
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Stephen Clark (Missouri) • Henry Autrey • Brian C. Wimes • Sarah Pitlyk • Matthew Schelp • Maria Lanahan • Zachary Bluestone | ||
| Senior judges |
Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr. • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • E. Richard Webber • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • Nanette Laughrey • Audrey Fleissig • John Ross (Missouri) • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Patricia Cohen • Joseph S. Dueker • Shirley Mensah • Abbie S. Crites-Leoni • Noelle C. Collins • John Bodenhausen • Stephen Welby • Rodney Holmes • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Carol Jackson • Charles Shaw (Missouri) • Stephen N. Limbaugh, Sr. • Donald Stohr • 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 (Missouri federal judge) • George Moore (Missouri) • John Collet • William Webster • Clyde Cahill • William Collinson • Richard Duncan (Missouri) • Joseph Stevens (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • George Gunn • Rubey Hulen • William Hungate • James Meredith (Missouri) • John Regan • Randolph Weber • Ronnie L. White • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Carol Jackson • Jean Hamilton • Catherine Perry • Rodney Sippel • Edward Filippine • John Nangle • Roy Winfield Harper • George Moore (Missouri) • Harris Wangelin • James Meredith (Missouri) • | ||
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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 | |||