John Caskie Collet

Judge John Caskie Collet

Personal

Birthday:

5/25/1898

Birthplace:

Keytesville, MO

Date of Death:

12/5/1955

Place of Death:

Kansas City, MO

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1917-1918
Private practice, Salisbury, Missouri, 1921-1929
City attorney, Salisbury, Missouri, 1922-1924
Prosecutor, Charlton County, Missouri, 1925-1929
Assistant counsel, Missouri State Highway Department, 1930-1933
Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission, 1933-1935
Judge, Supreme Court of Missouri, 1935-1937

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1920

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri

Court Name:

Missouri Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

3/20/1937

Termination Date:

7/11/1947

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Missouri

Court Name - Second:

Missouri Western District Court

Commission Date - Second:

3/20/1937

Termination Date - Second:

7/11/1947

Termination Reason - Second:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Third:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Court Name - Third:

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Third:

7/9/1947

Termination Date - Third:

12/5/1955

Termination Reason - Third:

Death