John Caskie Collet
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John Caskie Collet was a United States federal judge
in Missouri
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Collet was born in Keytesville, Missouri
. He was in the United States Army
Air Corps from 1917 to 1918, and read law in 1920. He was a City attorney of Salisbury, Missouri
from 1922 to 1924, and then a county prosecutor for Charlton County, Missouri from 1925 to 1929. He then served as assistant counsel to the Missouri State Highway Department from 1930 to 1933. He became chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission in 1933, and then became a member of the Missouri Supreme Court in 1935.
On March 9, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
nominated Collet to be a federal judge on the U.S. District Courts for both the Western District
and Eastern District of Missouri
, filling two new seats created by 49 Stat. 1804. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
on March 15, 1937, and received his commission on March 20, resigning his position on the Missouri Supreme Court. Ten years later, on April 30, 1947, President Harry S Truman nominated Collet to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
, to a seat vacated by Kimbrough Stone
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, and received his commission the next day. Collet served on that court until he died in Kansas City, Missouri
.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
in Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
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Collet was born in Keytesville, Missouri
Keytesville, Missouri
Keytesville is a town in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 533 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Chariton County.-Geography:...
. He was in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Air Corps from 1917 to 1918, and read law in 1920. He was a City attorney of Salisbury, Missouri
Salisbury, Missouri
Salisbury is a city in Chariton County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,726 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Salisbury is located at ....
from 1922 to 1924, and then a county prosecutor for Charlton County, Missouri from 1925 to 1929. He then served as assistant counsel to the Missouri State Highway Department from 1930 to 1933. He became chairman of the Missouri Public Service Commission in 1933, and then became a member of the Missouri Supreme Court in 1935.
On March 9, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...
nominated Collet to be a federal judge on the U.S. District Courts for both the Western District
United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
The United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri is the federal judicial district encompassing 66 counties in the western half of the State of Missouri...
and Eastern District of Missouri
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri is a trial level federal district court based in St. Louis, Missouri, with jurisdiction over fifty counties in the eastern half of Missouri. The court is one of ninety-four district-level courts which make up the first tier of...
, filling two new seats created by 49 Stat. 1804. He was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on March 15, 1937, and received his commission on March 20, resigning his position on the Missouri Supreme Court. Ten years later, on April 30, 1947, President Harry S Truman nominated Collet to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* Eastern District of Arkansas* Western District of Arkansas...
, to a seat vacated by Kimbrough Stone
Kimbrough Stone
Kimbrough Stone was a United States federal judge.Born in Nevada, Missouri, Stone received a Litt.B. from the University of Missouri in 1895 and attended Harvard Law School, though he read law to enter the Bar in 1898. He was in private practice in St. Louis, Missouri from 1898 to 1913...
. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 8, and received his commission the next day. Collet served on that court until he died in Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
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