Theodore Howard McCaleb

Theodore Howard McCaleb
Theodore Howard McCaleb
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
	In office; March 3, 1849 – January 28, 1861
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 9 Stat. 401
Succeeded by	Edward Henry Durell
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana
	In office; February 13, 1845 – March 3, 1849
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 5 Stat. 772
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana; Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
	In office; September 3, 1841 – February 13, 1845
Appointed by	John Tyler
Preceded by	Philip Kissick Lawrence
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	February 10, 1810; Pendleton District, South Carolina
Died	April 29, 1864 (aged 54); Claiborne County, Mississippi
Education	Yale University; read law
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Theodore Howard McCaleb (February 10, 1810 – April 29, 1864) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana.

Education and career

Theodore Howard McCaleb was born in Pendleton District, South Carolina on February 10, 1810. He was educated at Phillips Exeter Academy, and attended Yale University, but left before graduating.^[1]^[2] He read law in 1832, and entered private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana from 1832 to 1841. He was a member of the faculty at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University) from 1847 to 1864 serving as a professor from 1847 to 1864, and as dean of faculty from 1850 to 1862.^[3]

Federal judicial service

McCaleb was nominated by President John Tyler on September 1, 1841, to a joint seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana vacated by Judge Philip Kissick Lawrence. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 3, 1841, and received his commission the same day. McCaleb was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana on February 13, 1845, to a new seat authorized by 5 Stat. 772. McCaleb was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on March 3, 1849, to a new seat authorized by 9 Stat. 401. His service terminated on January 28, 1861, due to his resignation.^[3]

Later career and death

Following his resignation from the federal bench, McCaleb resumed private practice in New Orleans from 1861 to 1864. He died on April 29, 1864, at his plantation in Claiborne County, Mississippi.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. VII. Boston: The Biographical Society. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
^ Fleming, W. L., ed. (1909). The South in the Building of the Nation: Southern Biography. Vol. XI. Richmond, Virginia: The Southern Historical Publication Society. p. 128. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Google Books.
^ ^a ^b ^c Theodore Howard McCaleb at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "Death of Judge McCaleb". Weekly National Intelligencer. June 23, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.

Sources

Works by or about Theodore Howard McCaleb at the Internet Archive

Legal offices
Preceded by Philip Kissick Lawrence	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana 1841–1845	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat established by 5 Stat. 772	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana 1845–1849	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat established by 9 Stat. 401	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana 1849–1861	Succeeded by Edward Henry Durell

[Twentieth-1] Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. VII. Boston: The Biographical Society. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Internet Archive.

[2] Fleming, W. L., ed. (1909). The South in the Building of the Nation: Southern Biography. Vol. XI. Richmond, Virginia: The Southern Historical Publication Society. p. 128. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Google Books.

[auto-3] Theodore Howard McCaleb at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

[4] "Death of Judge McCaleb". Weekly National Intelligencer. June 23, 1864. p. 2. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via NewspaperArchive.

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