Joseph Casey

Judge Joseph Casey

Personal

Birthday:

12/17/1814

Birthplace:

Ringgold Manor, MD

Date of Death:

2/10/1879

Place of Death:

Washington, DC

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Bloomfield, Pennsylvania, 1838-1845
Private practice, New Berlin, Pennsylvania, 1845-1849, 1851-1855
U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1849-1851
Private practice, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1855-1861
Commissioner, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1855
Reporter of decisions, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 1856-1861
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1871-1879
Professor, National University, 1871-1879

Education

Name of School:

Read law with Charles B. Penrose, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Degree Year:

1838

Judicial Career

Court Name:

Court of Claims

Court Name:

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating:

Abraham Lincoln

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

07/22/1861

Termination Date:

03/13/1863

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

Court of Claims, Chief Justice

Court Name - Second:

United States Court of Federal Claims

Commission Date - Second:

03/13/1863

Termination Date - Second:

12/01/1870

Termination Reason - Second:

Resignation