William Caldwell
William W. Caldwell was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1982 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan (R). Caldwell retired from full-time service, assuming senior status, on May 31, 1994. His service ended on May 19, 2019, when he died.[1][2]
Early life and education
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Caldwell graduated from Dickinson College with his bachelor's degree in 1948 and from Dickinson School of Law with his LL.B. in 1951.[2]
Military service
Caldwell served in the U.S. Army from 1944 to 1945.[2]
Professional career
- 1994-2019: Senior judge
- 1982-1994: Judge
- 1970-1982: Judge, Dauphin County Court of Common Pleas
- 1963-1970: Counsel and chairman, Pennsylvania Board of Arbitration of Claims
- 1960-1962: First assistant district attorney, Dauphin County, Pa.
- 1951-1970: Private practice, Harrisburg, Pa.[2]
Judicial career
Middle District of Pennsylvania
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: William W. Caldwell |
| Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 27 days after nomination. |
| Questionnaire: |
| QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
Caldwell was nominated to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania by President Ronald Reagan on February 19, 1982, to a seat vacated by Robert Dixon Herman. Hearings on Caldwell's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 11, 1982, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) on March 17, 1982. Caldwell was confirmed by the unanimous consent of the U.S. Senate on March 18, 1982, and he received his commission the next day. Caldwell elected to take senior status beginning on May 31, 1994.[2][3] He was succeeded in this position by Judge James Munley.
Noteworthy cases
Leader of "Felony Lane Gang" sentenced for crime spree (2014)
On March 19, 2014, Judge Caldwell sentenced Travis J. Russ to almost sixteen years in prison for his participation as the leader of the "Felony Lane Gang," a group of thieves who wreaked havoc upon patrons of national state parks, stealing more than $1 million. Russ served as leader of the gang during a five-year crime spree involving car break-ins, identity theft, and bank fraud. From August to October 2012, the gang stole from more than 100 people in Pennsylvania state parks before being caught. Six other gang members were sentenced prior to Russ.[4][5]
See also
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- United States Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Penn Live, "U.S. Judge William W. Caldwell, former Dauphin County judge, dies at 93," May 20, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Federal Judicial Center, "Biography of Judge William W. Caldwell," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1020 — William W. Caldwell — The Judiciary," accessed May 23, 2017
- ↑ PennLive.com, "Leader of 'Felony Lane Gang' gets federal prison for thefts from park patrons," March 19, 2014
- ↑ Federal Bureau of Investigation, "Leader of Million-Dollar Felony Lane Gang Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison," March 19, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Robert Herman |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1982–1994 Seat #3T |
Succeeded by: James Munley
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| 1981 |
Bartlett • Beam • Becker • Bork • Cacheris • Cardamone • Chapman • Coughenour • Cox • Crow • Cyr • Doumar • Eschbach • Forrester • Garwood • Gibson • Glasser • Hall • Hamilton • Head • Jones • Kiser • Krenzler • Lee • Magnuson • McLaughlin • Miner • Moore • Nowlin • O'Connor • Pierce • Posner • Potter • Russell • Ryan • Shabaz • Sprizzo • Stevens • Waters • Wilhoit • Wilkins • Winter | ||
| 1982 |
Acker • Acosta • Altimari • Bell • Bissell • Black • Bullock • Caldwell • Coffey • Contie • Coyle • Dowd • Fagg • Fong • Fox • Gadbois • Gibson • Ginsburg • Hart • Higginbotham • Hogan • Irving • Jackson • Jolly • Kanne • Kovachevich • Krupansky • Lynch • Mansmann • McNamara • Mencer • Mentz • Mihm • Moody • Nordberg • Paul • Pieras • Plunkett • Porfilio • Potter • Pratt • Rafeedie • Restani • Roberts • Scalia • Selya • Telesca • Wellford | ||
| 1983 |
Baldock • Barbour • Barry • Bowman • Carman • Carter • Curran • Davis • Dorsey • Feldman • Fish • Flaum • Gibbons • Hallanan • Harris • Hinojosa • Hull • Hupp • Katz • Keenan • Kelly • Kram • Laffitte • Limbaugh, Sr. • Limbaugh, Sr. • Milburn • Nesbitt • Nevas • O'Neill • Rymer • Sharp • Starr • Vinson • Vukasin • Wexler • Woods | ||
| 1984 |
Barker • Beezer • Biggers • Billings • Bissell • Boyle • Brewster • Browning • DiCarlo • Duhe • Garcia • George • Hall • Hargrove • Higgins • Hill • Holland • Ideman • Jarvis • Keller • Leavy • Lee • Legge • Leisure • Little • Livaudais • Longobardi • McKibben • Milburn • Newman • Norgle • Prado • Rea • Rosenblatt • Rovner • Scirica • Smith, Jr. • Sneeden • Stotler • Suhrheinrich • Torruella • Wiggins • Wilkinson | ||
| 1985 |
Alley • Altimari • Anderson • Aquilino • Archer • Arnold • Baldock • Batchelder • Battey • Broomfield • Brown • Brown • Brunetti • Buckley • Cobb • Conmy • Cowen • Davidson • Dimmick • Duff • Easterbrook • Edgar • Farnan • Fernandez • Fitzpatrick • Fuste • Greene • Gunn • Guy • Hall • Hilton • Holderman • Hughes • Johnson • Jones • Korman • Kozinski • La Plata • Leinenweber • Letts • Lovell • Ludwig • Maloney • Mansmann • Marcus • McDonald • Meredith • Miller • Mills • Miner • Motz • Nelson • Noonan • Porfilio • Revercomb • Rhoades • Ripple • Rodriguez • Rosenbaum • Roth • Ryan • Sam • Scott • Sentelle • Silberman • Sporkin • Stanton • Stapleton • Strand • Strom • Tacha • Tevrizian • Thompson • Todd • Tsoucalas • Walker • Walter • Weber • Williams • Wilson • Wingate • Wolf • Wollman • Young • Zloch | ||
| 1986 |
Anderson • Boggs • Bryan • Cedarbaum • Cholakis • Conway • Davies • Dearie • Dubina • Duggan • Edmondson • Fawsett • Fitzwater • Gex • Graham • Hackett • Hansen • Henderson • Hittner • Howard • Jensen • Kay • Kleinfeld • Kosik • Lagueux • Lechner • Magill • Mahoney • Manion • McAvoy • McQuade • Norris • O'Scannlain • Rehnquist • Ryskamp • Scalia • Selya • Simpson • Smalkin • Spencer • Stiehl • Wilkins • Williams • Woodlock • Zatkoff | ||
| 1987 |
Alesia • Beam • Bell • Conboy • Cowen • Cummings • Daronco • Doty • Dwyer • Ebel • Ellis • Gadola • Gawthrop • Greenberg • Harrington • Howard • Hoyt • Hutchinson • Kanne • Kelly • Larimer • Leavy • Lew • Marsh • Mayer • McKinney • Michel • Mukasey • Musgrave • Niemeyer • Parker • Phillips • Politan • Pro • Raggi • Reasoner • Reed • Scirica • Sentelle • Smith • Smith • Stadtmueller • Standish • Tinder • Torres • Trott • Turner • Van Antwerpen • Voorhees • Webb • Whipple • Wolin • Wolle • Wood • Zagel | ||
| 1988 |
Arcara • Babcock • Brorby • Butler • Cambridge • Camp • Conlon • Cox • Dubois • Duhe • Ezra • Forester • Friedman • Garza • Hutton • Jordan • Kennedy • Lake • Lamberth • Lifland • Lozano • Marovich • Nygaard • Patterson • Schell • Smith • Smith • Tilley • Waldman • Zilly | ||
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Middle District of Pennsylvania, Western District of Pennsylvania
State courts:
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania • Pennsylvania Superior Court • Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court • Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas • Pennsylvania Magisterial Districts
State resources:
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