Walter C. Lindley (July 12, 1880 – January 3, 1958) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 42/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 384/year
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois · 1922–1949District Court, E.D. Illinois · 1922–1949Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals · 1949–1958
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, Danville, Illinois1904–1922
- Vermillion County [Illinois] Board of SupervisorsMember · 1916–1920
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of IllinoisMaster in chancery · 1912–1918
Appointments
1949–1958 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)Term ended: Death- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois1922–1949 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- University of IllinoisA.B.
J.D. · 1910- LL.B. · 1904