Claude Charles McColloch | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office December 31, 1958 – September 30, 1959 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office 1954–1958 | |
Preceded by | James Alger Fee |
Succeeded by | Gus J. Solomon |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office August 20, 1937 – December 31, 1958 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John Hugh McNary |
Succeeded by | John Kilkenny |
Personal details | |
Born | Claude Charles McColloch January 14, 1888 Red Bluff, California |
Died | September 30, 1959 | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Chicago Law School ( Ph.B.) |
Claude Charles McColloch (January 14, 1888 – September 30, 1959) was a member of the Oregon State Senate and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
McColloch was born in Red Bluff, California, to Mary Elizabeth McColloch ( née Wooddy) and her husband Charles Henry McColloch on January 14, 1888. [1] When McColloch was two years old, the family relocated to Oregon, where he received his education through high school in Portland. [1] McColloch entered Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1904 and attended until 1907, when he left for the University of Chicago Law School. [1] He graduated from law school in 1909, with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and was admitted to the Oregon bar in May of that year. [1] Returning to Oregon, he began private legal practice in Eastern Oregon in Baker City. [2] McColloch remained in Baker until 1913, and served in the Oregon State Senate after winning election to a four-year term in 1910. [2] A Democrat, he represented Baker County. [3] In 1913, he returned to Portland where he remained in private practice until 1926. [2] While in Portland, he served on the Port of Portland commission from 1922 to 1924. [2] In 1926, McColloch moved to Southern Oregon where he set up private practice in Klamath Falls. [2] He remained in that city until 1937, and served as chairman of Oregon's Democratic Party in 1936. [2]
On August 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated McColloch for a position on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to replace the deceased Judge John Hugh McNary. [2] McColloch was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 17, 1937, and joined the Portland-based court on August 20, 1937, after receiving his commission. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1958. He took senior status on December 31, 1958. [2] McColloch died on September 30, 1959. [2]
Claude Charles McColloch | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office December 31, 1958 – September 30, 1959 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office 1954–1958 | |
Preceded by | James Alger Fee |
Succeeded by | Gus J. Solomon |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office August 20, 1937 – December 31, 1958 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | John Hugh McNary |
Succeeded by | John Kilkenny |
Personal details | |
Born | Claude Charles McColloch January 14, 1888 Red Bluff, California |
Died | September 30, 1959 | (aged 71)
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of Chicago Law School ( Ph.B.) |
Claude Charles McColloch (January 14, 1888 – September 30, 1959) was a member of the Oregon State Senate and later a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.
McColloch was born in Red Bluff, California, to Mary Elizabeth McColloch ( née Wooddy) and her husband Charles Henry McColloch on January 14, 1888. [1] When McColloch was two years old, the family relocated to Oregon, where he received his education through high school in Portland. [1] McColloch entered Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1904 and attended until 1907, when he left for the University of Chicago Law School. [1] He graduated from law school in 1909, with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and was admitted to the Oregon bar in May of that year. [1] Returning to Oregon, he began private legal practice in Eastern Oregon in Baker City. [2] McColloch remained in Baker until 1913, and served in the Oregon State Senate after winning election to a four-year term in 1910. [2] A Democrat, he represented Baker County. [3] In 1913, he returned to Portland where he remained in private practice until 1926. [2] While in Portland, he served on the Port of Portland commission from 1922 to 1924. [2] In 1926, McColloch moved to Southern Oregon where he set up private practice in Klamath Falls. [2] He remained in that city until 1937, and served as chairman of Oregon's Democratic Party in 1936. [2]
On August 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated McColloch for a position on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to replace the deceased Judge John Hugh McNary. [2] McColloch was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 17, 1937, and joined the Portland-based court on August 20, 1937, after receiving his commission. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1958. He took senior status on December 31, 1958. [2] McColloch died on September 30, 1959. [2]