Charles Joseph Vogel (September 20, 1898 – September 8, 1980) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota.

Charles Joseph Vogel
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
February 20, 1968 – September 8, 1980
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
1965–1968
Preceded byHarvey M. Johnsen
Succeeded byMartin Donald Van Oosterhout
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
August 20, 1954 – February 20, 1968
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byWalter Garrett Riddick
Succeeded byMyron H. Bright
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
In office
1954
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byGeorge Scott Register
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
In office
October 30, 1941 – August 20, 1954
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byAndrew Miller
Succeeded byRonald Davies
Personal details
Born
Charles Joseph Vogel

(1898-09-20)September 20, 1898
Star Lake Township, Minnesota
DiedSeptember 8, 1980(1980-09-08) (aged 81)
EducationUniversity of Minnesota Law School (LLB)

Education and career

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Born in Star Lake Township, Minnesota, Vogel was in the United States Army as a Sergeant from 1918 to 1919, and then received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Minnesota Law School in 1923. He was in private practice in Minot, North Dakota from 1924 to 1925, and in Fargo, North Dakota from 1925 to 1941. He was a Referee in Bankruptcy for the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota in 1924, and was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for United States Senate from North Dakota in 1940.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Vogel was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 15, 1941, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota vacated by Judge Andrew Miller. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 27, 1941, and received his commission on October 30, 1941. He served as Chief Judge in 1954. His service was terminated on August 20, 1954, due to his elevation to the Eighth Circuit.[1] As of 2020, Vogel is the last judge for the District of North Dakota to have been appointed by a Democratic president.

Vogel was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 16, 1954, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit vacated by Judge Walter Garrett Riddick. He was confirmed by the Senate on August 18, 1954, and received his commission on August 20, 1954. He served as Chief Judge from 1965 to 1968 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1965 to 1967. He assumed senior status on February 20, 1968. His service was terminated on September 8, 1980, due to his death.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
1941–1954
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota
1954
Succeeded by
Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1954–1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1965–1968
Succeeded by