Moses Hallett

Judge Moses Hallett

Personal

Birthday:

7/16/1834

Birthplace:

Galena, IL

Date of Death:

4/25/1913

Place of Death:

Denver, CO

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1859-1860
Gold miner, Colorado, 1860
Private practice, Denver, Colorado, 1861-1865, 1866
Member, Colorado Territorial Council, 1863-1866
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado Territory, 1866-1877; chief judge, 1866-1877
Professor of constitutional law and federal jurisprudence, University of Colorado, 1892-1913
Real estate speculator, Denver, Colorado, 1906-1913
Dean emeritus, University of Colorado School of Law, 1913

Education

Name of School:

Read law

Degree Year:

1858

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Colorado

Court Name:

Colorado District Court

President Nominating:

Ulysses Grant

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

01/12/1877

Termination Date:

4/7/1906

Termination Reason:

Retirement