Charles Almon Dewey (September 11, 1877 – March 2, 1958) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.
Charles Almon Dewey
Born 1877 in Washington, IA
Died 1958 in Des Moines, IA
FJC ID: 609
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 8/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 27/year
Iowa Southern District Court · 1928–1958
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Washington, Iowa1901–present
- Iowa District CourtJudge · 1918–1928
- Washington County, IowaCounty attorney · 1909–1915
- Washington, IowaCity attorney · 1905–1909
- Spanish-American WarU.S. Volunteers corporal
Appointments
1928–1958 · Appointed by Calvin Coolidge (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1901