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John Collet

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri


United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri


United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit


Education

Personal


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

Political offices
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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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Active judges

Chief JudgeSteven Colloton   •  Lavenski Smith  •  Ralph Erickson  •  Bobby Shepherd  •  James Loken  •  Raymond Gruender  •  William D. Benton  •  David Stras  •  Jane Kelly  •  Steven Grasz  •  Jonathan Kobes

Senior judges

David R. Hansen  •  Morris Arnold  •  Roger Wollman  •  Pasco Bowman  •  Arlen Beam  •  Michael Melloy  •  

Former judges Myron Bright  •  Diana Murphy  •  William Riley (Eighth Circuit)  •  Henry Clay Caldwell  •  George Fagg  •  Elmer Bragg Adams  •  John Emmett Carland  •  Amos Madden Thayer  •  Walter Henry Sanborn  •  William Cather Hook  •  John Hazelton Cotteral  •  Robert E. Lewis (Colorado judge)  •  Willis Van Devanter  •  Walter Inglewood Smith  •  Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh  •  Wilbur Franklin Booth  •  Charles Breckenridge Faris  •  Kimbrough Stone  •  Joseph William Woodrough  •  William Squire Kenyon  •  John Benjamin Sanborn  •  John D. Kelly  •  Archibald Gardner  •  Seth Thomas  •  John Collet  •  Charles Joseph Vogel  •  Jesse Henley  •  Roy Stephenson  •  William Webster  •  Floyd Gibson  •  Albert Ridge  •  Charles Whittaker  •  Harvey Johnsen  •  Harry Blackmun  •  Gerald Heaney  •  Donald Lay  •  Marion Matthes  •  Theodore McMillian  •  Pat Mehaffy  •  Walter Riddick  •  Martin Van Oosterhout  •  Donald Ross  •  
Former Chief judges

Lavenski Smith  •  David R. Hansen  •  Morris Arnold  •  Roger Wollman  •  James Loken  •  Pasco Bowman  •  William Riley (Eighth Circuit)  •  Archibald Gardner  •  Charles Joseph Vogel  •  Floyd Gibson  •  Harvey Johnsen  •  Donald Lay  •  Marion Matthes  •  Pat Mehaffy  •  Martin Van Oosterhout  •  

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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Active judges

Chief JudgeMary 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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Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Active judges

Chief JudgeStephen Clark (Missouri)   •  Henry Autrey  •  Brian C. Wimes  •  Sarah Pitlyk  •  Matthew Schelp

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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Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1940)
1933

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1934

AllenBowenHollyHulbertLongMajorMyersRippeySullivan

1935

BaldwinDenmanFarisFordHamiltonHaneyHolmesMahoneyMartinMathewsMcDuffieMooreRocheA. L. StephensH. M. StephensSweeney

Yankwich
1936

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1937

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1938

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1939

AllredArantBeaumontBiddleBlackClarkDarrDaviesDobieDouglasDuffyFrankfurterGoldsboroughHuxmanIgoeJonesKalodnerKerner, Sr.LemleyLumpkinMagruderMillerMorrisPicardPorterieRobertsRutledgeWalkerWelshWhaleyWhitakerWilkin

1940

BardBarkerBarksdaleBoydBroaddusCaillouetCampbellDobieGaneyGoodrichHarrisonHartiganJohnsenJonesLeamyMahoneyMartinMurphyMurrahO'ConnorOliverPineRussellSavageSchwellenbachWalkerWaller

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Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1941-1945)
1941

BrightByrnesEicherFrankFreedHealeyJacksonLeahyLeavyLovettMaddenMcAllisterMcGuireMillerMintonMooreRiddickRifkindJ. SmithW. SmithStoneTimmermanVogelWaringWoodburyWyzanski

1942

BrennanColeDelehantEkwallGoodmanHallHannayKeelingMeaney

1943

ArnoldChandlerClarkDuncanHelveringHulenLawrenceLeeMcLaughlinMullinsRutledgeSwygert

Waller
1944

BoneConnorGravenHutchesonKennedyLaBuyO'ConnellSchweinhautShaw

1945

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Harry Truman

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Federal judges nominated by Harry Truman
1945

BurtonClarkDonovanGilliamGourleyHoltzoffKoscinskiMaddenMathesMellottS. MillerW. MillerMollisonO'ConnellOrrPrettymanRice

1946

CurranDriverFollmerHarrisKalodnerKampfKeechLevinLynneMcGraneryMurphyRodneyScarlettShelbourneSpeakmanStarrVinsonWeinberger

1947

Bryan, Sr.ChristenberryCliffordColletDooleyHarperHowellJohnsonJonesLemmonMedinaRayfielRyan

Thomason
1948

HarperHendersonJohnsonKaufmanProctorRaoStephensTamm

1949

AllredAndrewsBazelonBorahBurnsCarterClarkClaryCongerConnallyDuffyErskineFahyFinneganFoleyFordGibsonGrimHastieHatchHillHooperKaufmanKirklandLindleyMatthewsMcCarthyMcGoheyMcLaughlinMintonMurrayNoonanPickettPlattPopeRitterRussellSolomonSugarmanSwaimSwitzerTaylorTehanThorntonWarlickWashingtonWestoverWright

1950

BastianByrne, Sr.CarterKnousMarshMurphySimpsonStaleyStecklerStrumWallaceWeinfeldWhitehurstWorley

1951

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1952

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