Robert C. Baltzell Explained

Robert C. Baltzell
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Term Start:January 19, 1950
Term End:October 18, 1950
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Term Start1:April 21, 1928
Term End1:January 19, 1950
Appointer1:operation of law
Predecessor1:Seat established by 45 Stat. 437
Successor1:William Elwood Steckler
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
Term Start2:January 13, 1925
Term End2:April 21, 1928
Appointer2:Calvin Coolidge
Predecessor2:Albert B. Anderson
Successor2:Seat abolished
Birth Name:Robert Clarence Baltzell[1]
Birth Date:15 August 1879
Birth Place:Lawrence County, Illinois
Education:Northern Illinois University
Marion Law School (LL.B.)

Robert Clarence Baltzell (August 15, 1879 – October 18, 1950) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

Education and career

Born in Lawrence County, Illinois, Baltzell attended Northern Illinois State Normal School (now Northern Illinois University) and then received a Bachelor of Laws from Marion Law School in 1904. He was in the United States Army Reserve as a Major from 1917 to 1919. He was in private practice in Princeton, Indiana from 1904 to 1920. He was a Judge of the Gibson County Circuit Court in Princeton from 1920 to 1925.

Federal judicial service

Baltzell was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 2, 1925, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Indiana vacated by Judge Albert B. Anderson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 13, 1925, and received his commission the same day. Baltzell was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on April 21, 1928, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 437. He assumed senior status on January 19, 1950. His service terminated on October 18, 1950, due to his death.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS1M-HSF2-P United States Veterans Administration Master Index: Baltzell, Robert Clarence