Stanton J. Peelle

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Stanton J. Peelle
Glenni William Scofield
Succeeded bySamuel S. Barney
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 7th district
In office
March 4, 1881 – May 22, 1884
Preceded byGilbert De La Matyr
Succeeded byWilliam E. English
Personal details
Born
Stanton Judkins Peelle

(1843-02-11)February 11, 1843
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Stanton Judkins Peelle (February 11, 1843 – September 4, 1928) was an American politician and judge who served as a

United States representative from Indiana and both an associate judge and chief justice of the Court of Claims
.

Education and career

Born on February 11, 1843, in

read law with William A. Peelle in Centerville, Indiana in 1866.[2] He entered private practice in Winchester, Indiana from 1866 to 1869.[1] He continued private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1869 to 1892 (a notable partner at his Indianapolis firm was William L. Taylor, who would later become Indiana Attorney General).[1][3] He was an assistant district attorney for Marion County, Indiana from 1872 to 1873.[1] He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1878 to 1879.[1]

Congressional service

Peelle was elected as a

He was a delegate to the 1892 Republican National Convention.[2]

Federal judicial service

Peelle was nominated by President

Glenni William Scofield.[1] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1892, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on January 2, 1906, due to his elevation to be Chief Justice of the same court.[1]

Peelle was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 19, 1905, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Chief Justice Charles C. Nott.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on February 11, 1913, due to his resignation.[1]

Other service

Concurrent with his federal judicial service, Peelle served as a professor of Law for

Washington College of Law (then an independent law school) from 1910 to 1925.[2]

Death

Peelle died on September 4, 1928, in Washington, D.C.,[1] where he resided.[2] He was interred in Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Peelle, Stanton Judkins - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k United States Congress. "Stanton J. Peelle (id: P000185)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  3. ^ Monks, Leander John (1916). Courts and lawyers of Indiana. Indianapolis: Federal Publishing Company.

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Indiana's 7th congressional district

1881–1884
Succeeded by
Legal offices
Preceded by
Glenni William Scofield
Judge of the Court of Claims
1892–1906
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Justice of the Court of Claims
1905–1913
Succeeded by