Latham Castle

Latham Castle
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 January 12, 1953 – May 8, 1959
Governor	Adlai Stevenson II William Stratton
Preceded by	Ivan A. Elliott
Succeeded by	Grenville Beardsley
Personal details
Born	Latham Castle (1900-02-27)February 27, 1900 Sandwich, Illinois
Died	March 10, 1986(1986-03-10) (aged 86)
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Northwestern University (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.

Education and career

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. He served as Attorney General from January 12, 1953, until May 8, 1959. He was succeeded as Attorney General by Grenville Beardsley.

Personal

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.

Federal judicial service

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.

Sources

• Latham Castle at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.