| Caleb Rodney Layton III | |
| Office: | Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware |
| Term Start: | April 26, 1968 |
| Term End: | May 6, 1988 |
| Office1: | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware |
| Term Start1: | April 17, 1957 |
| Term End1: | April 26, 1968 |
| Appointer1: | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| Predecessor1: | Richard Seymour Rodney |
| Successor1: | James Levin Latchum |
| Birth Name: | Caleb Rodney Layton III |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1907 |
| Birth Place: | Georgetown, Delaware |
| Education: | Princeton University (A.B.) University of Pennsylvania Law School |
Caleb Rodney Layton III (July 4, 1907 – May 6, 1988) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.[1]
Born in Georgetown, Delaware, Layton received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1930 and then attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware from 1947 to 1957.
Layton was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 25, 1957, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Richard Seymour Rodney. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 16, 1957, and received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on April 26, 1968. His service terminated on May 6, 1988, due to his death.