Joseph Casey (December 17, 1814 – February 10, 1879) was a United States representative from Pennsylvania and a judge and chief justice of the Court of Claims.
Joseph Casey
Chief Judge — Court of Claims
Born 1814 in Ringgold Manor, MD
Died 1879 in Washington, DC
FJC ID: 3237
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Washington, D.C.1871–1879
- National UniversityProfessor · 1871–1879
- Private practice, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania1855–1861
- Supreme Court of PennsylvaniaReporter of decisions · 1856–1861
- Private practice, New Berlin, Pennsylvania1845–1849, 1851–1855
- Commonwealth of PennsylvaniaCommissioner · 1855
- U.S. representative from Pennsylvania1849–1851
- Private practice, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania1838–1845
Appointments
- Court of ClaimsChief Justice1863–1870 · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)Term ended: Resignation
- Court of Claims1861–1863 · Appointed by Abraham Lincoln (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- Read law with Charles B. Penrose, Carlisle, Pennsylvania1838