Federal judiciary
Joseph Casey
Chief Justice, Court of Claims
Appointment
- Court
- Court of Claims
- Title
- Chief Justice
- Appointed by
- Abraham LincolnRepublican president
- Seat
- CLMS0401
- Nominated
- March 12, 1863
- Committee action
- Reported (no recommendation recorded)March 12, 1863
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- March 13, 1863
- Commissioned
- March 13, 1863
- Service ended
- Dec. 1, 1870Resignation
Source Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Judges. Party shown is the party of the appointing president, which is a fact about the president, not about the judge.
Judicial service history
Every federal judicial office held, in order of appointment.
| Court | Title | Commissioned | Ended | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Court of Claims | Judge | July 22, 1861 | May 4, 1863 Appointment to Another Judicial Position | Abraham Lincoln |
| Court of Claims | Chief Justice | March 13, 1863 | Dec. 1, 1870 Resignation | Abraham Lincoln |
Recent judicial activity
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- No recorded activity.
Cases
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Judicial writings
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Source Authorship is recorded only where the source data carries it. For recent Courts of Appeals opinions CourtListener frequently publishes the decision as a single document without naming the authoring judge, so an absence here means the attribution is unavailable upstream — not that the judge has written nothing.