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Latham Castle

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Latham Castle served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Apr 29, 1959.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Apr 29, 1959
Born
1900

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Apr 29, 1959 – Mar 10, 1986

Education

  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)LL.B., 1924

Career

U.S. Army, 1918; Private practice, Sandwich, Illinois, 1924-1925; City attorney, Sandwich, Illinois, 1925-1928; Corporation counsel, Sycamore, Illinois, 1928; State's attorney, DeKalb County, Illinois, 1928-1940; Assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1940-1942; Judge, DeKalb County [Illinois] Court, 1942-1952; Attorney general, State of Illinois, 1952-1959; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1968-1969

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Latham Castle, Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1378951/latham-castle (accessed 2026-10-13).

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