Moses Hallett

Personal

Birthday: 
7/16/1834
Birthplace: 
Galena, IL
Date of Death: 
4/25/1913
Place of Death: 
Denver, CO
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1859-1860
Gold miner, Colorado, 1860
Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1861-1865, 1866
Member, Colorado Territorial Council, 1863-1866
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado Territory, 1866-1877; chief judge, 1866-1877
Professor of constitutional law and federal jurisprudence, University of Colorado, 1892-1913
Real estate speculator, Denver, Colorado, 1906-1913
Dean emeritus, University of Colorado School of Law, 1913

Education

Name of School: 
Read law
Degree Year: 
1858

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Colorado
Court Name: 

Colorado District Court

President Nominating: 
Ulysses Grant
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
01/12/1877
Termination Date: 
4/7/1906
Termination Reason: 
Retirement