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.
Claude Charles McColloch | |
|---|---|
| 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.) |
Education and career
editMcColloch 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]
Federal judicial service
editOn 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. pp. 176-77.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "McColloch, Claude Charles - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ 1911 Regular Session (26th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.