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Stanton Judkins Peelle

Chief Justice, Court of Claims · 1892–1905

Stanton Judkins Peelle , Chief Justice, Court of Claims. Stanton Judkins Peelle (February 11, 1843 – September 4, 1928) was an American politician and judge who served as a United States representative from Indiana and as an associate judge and chief justice of the Court of Claims.

Education

  • Winchester Seminary, Indiana
  • Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University)
  • Read law with William A. Peelle, Centerville, Indiana1866

Career

U.S. Army corporal and second lieutenant, 1861-1865; Private practice, Winchester, Indiana, 1866-1869; Private practice, Indianapolis, Indiana, 1869-1892; Assistant district attorney, Marion County, Indiana, 1872-1873; State representative, Indiana, 1878-1879; U.S. representative from Indiana, 1881-1884; Faculty, George Washington University Law School, 1901-1911

Biography

Stanton Judkins Peelle (February 11, 1843 – September 4, 1928) was an American politician and judge who served as a United States representative from Indiana and as an associate judge and chief justice of the Court of Claims.

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