John Caskie Collet

John Caskie Collet (May 25, 1898 – December 5, 1955) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.

John Caskie Collet
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office July 9, 1947 – December 5, 1955
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	Kimbrough Stone
Succeeded by	Charles Evans Whittaker
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri
In office March 20, 1937 – July 11, 1947
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Seat established by 49 Stat. 1804
Succeeded by	Roy Winfield Harper
Judge of the Supreme Court of Missouri
In office 1935 – March 20, 1937[1]
Appointed by	Guy Brasfield Park
Preceded by	Walter D. Coles
Personal details
Born	John Caskie Collet May 25, 1898 Keytesville, Missouri
Died	December 5, 1955 (aged 57) Kansas City, Missouri
Education	read law

Education and career

Born in Keytesville, Missouri, Collet was in the United States Army Air Corps from 1917 to 1918, and read law in 1920. He was city attorney of Salisbury, Missouri from 1922 to 1924, and then county prosecutor for Chariton 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 Judge of the Missouri Supreme Court from 1935 to 1937.[2]

Federal judicial service

Collet was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 9, 1937, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri and the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri, to a new joint seat authorized by 49 Stat. 1804. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 15, 1937, and received his commission on March 20, 1937. His service terminated on July 11, 1947, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit.[2]

Collet was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on April 30, 1947, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Kimbrough Stone. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 8, 1947, and received his commission on July 9, 1947. His service terminated on December 5, 1955, due to his death in Kansas City, Missouri.[2]

References

1. Official Manual - State of Missouri 2003-2004
2. John Caskie Collet at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

• John Caskie Collet at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.