Carroll O. Switzer

Biography of Carroll O. Switzer

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Switzer
• First Name: Carroll
• Middle Name: O.
• Date of Birth: May , 23 , 1908
• Place of Birth (POB): Pilot Mound , Iowa (US-IA, IA, 19, Iowa, Ia., Ioa., IOA)
• Date of Death: May , 30 , 1960
• Place of Death (POD): Des Moines , Iowa (US-IA, IA, 19, Iowa, Ia., Ioa., IOA)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Carroll O. Switzer Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of Iowa
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Harry S Truman ( Democratic )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 01/05/1950
• Judicial Recess Appointment date: 10/21/1949
• Seat vacated by: Dewey , Charles A.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 01/05/1950
• Committee action: Reported Unfavorably
• Committee action date: 07/31/1950
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Commission Date:
• Date of Termination: 08/09/1950
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Recess Appointment-Not Confirmed

Carroll O. Switzer in the Law School

• Name of School: Drake University Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1932

Carroll O. Switzer Career Path

Employment:

• Private practice, Des Moines, Iowa
• Assistant city solicitor, Des Moines, Iowa, 1936-1938
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, June 9, 1949; no Senate vote
• Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, January 5, 1950; rejected by Senate, August 9, 1950; resigned, August 9, 1950

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