Latham Castle | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office February 28, 1970 – March 10, 1986 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office 1968–1970 | |
| Preceded by | John Simpson Hastings |
| Succeeded by | Luther Merritt Swygert |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | |
| In office April 30, 1959 – February 28, 1970 | |
| Appointed by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Philip J. Finnegan |
| Succeeded by | Robert Arthur Sprecher |
| Attorney General of Illinois | |
| In office 1952–1959 | |
| Governor | Adlai Stevenson II William Stratton |
| Preceded by | Ivan A. Elliott |
| Succeeded by | Grenville Beardsley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Latham Castle February 27, 1900 Sandwich, Illinois |
| Died | March 10, 1986 (aged 86) |
| Education | Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (LLB) |
Latham Castle (February 27, 1900 – March 10, 1986) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Born in Sandwich, Illinois, Castle was in the United States Army towards the end of World War I, in 1918, and then received a Bachelor of Laws from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1924. He was in private practice in Sandwich from 1924 to 1925, and was a city attorney of Sandwich from 1925 to 1928, becoming a corporation counsel of Sycamore, Illinois in 1928. He was then a state's attorney of DeKalb County, Illinois from 1928 to 1940, becoming an assistant state attorney general of Illinois from 1940 to 1942. He was a County judge for DeKalb County from 1942 to 1952, and was then the Illinois Attorney General from 1952 to 1959.[1]
In May 1931, Latham married Georgiana Whitcomb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Card Whitcomb who was the President of the Geo D. Whitcomb Company of Rochelle, Illinois.[2]
On February 26, 1959, Castle was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit vacated by Judge Philip J. Finnegan. Castle was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1959, and received his commission on April 30, 1959. He served as Chief Judge from 1968 to 1970, assuming senior status on February 26, 1970, and serving in that capacity until his death on March 10, 1986.[1]
