Carroll O. Switzer
Appearance
Carroll O. Switzer | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa | |
In office October 21, 1949 – August 9, 1950 | |
Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
Preceded by | Charles Almon Dewey |
Succeeded by | William F. Riley |
Personal details | |
Born | Carroll O. Switzer May 23, 1908 Des Moines, Iowa |
Education | Drake University Law School (LL.B.) |
Carroll O. Switzer (May 23, 1908 – May 30, 1960) was an American politician who was an unsuccessful candidate for
Governor of Iowa who later served as a state court judge and briefly as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa
.
Education and career
Born in
Governor of Iowa in 1948, losing in the general election to William S. Beardsley
.
Federal judicial service
In early 1949, President
United States Senator, Guy Gillette, and was opposed by bar associations in the district's largest counties.[3] Gillette, who considered Truman's nomination of Switzer a "personal affront," held up the nomination in the Senate until that body adjourned in 1949.[4] On October 21, 1949, Switzer received a recess appointment from President Truman,[4] and began to serve soon thereafter.[1] Formally re-nominated on January 5, 1950, in the face of Gillette's continued opposition, Switzer was not confirmed by the Senate. When the Senate unanimously rejected Switzer's appointment on August 9, 1950, Switzer resigned that day, though he would have been eligible to continuing serving until the sine die adjournment of that session of Congress.[5] Truman then nominated William F. Riley
, one of the two candidates on Gillette's original list. Riley was easily confirmed by a lame-duck Democratic Senate, and sworn in as 1950 ended.
State court service and death
In 1957, Iowa Governor
heart attack on May 30, 1960.[2]
References
- ^ a b Carroll O. Switzer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b c Riley Sworn In As New Federal Judge," Council Bluffs Nonpariel, 1950-12-30 at p. 9.
- ^ "Compromise is Suggested in Iowa Judgship," and "Republican Dominated County Bar Set to Adopt Resolution Opposing Switzer for Judge," Davenport Democrat and Leader, 1949-06-16, p.2.
- ^ a b "Switzer Appointed," Postville Herald, 1949-11-02 p.1.
- ^ "Truman May Name Switzer Successor Next January," Burlington Hawk-Eye, 1950-11-22 at p.1.
Sources
- Carroll O. Switzer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.