Caleb Rodney Layton III (July 4, 1907 – May 6, 1988) was a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Georgetown,

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, Layton received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from

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in 1930 and then attended the

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. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware from 1947 to 1957.

Federal judicial service

Layton was nominated by President

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on March 25, 1957, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Richard Seymour Rodney. He was confirmed by the

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on April 16, 1957, and received his commission the next day. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on April 26, 1968. His service terminated on May 6, 1988, due to his death.

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* Delaware Superior Court judges University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware United States district court judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower Princeton University alumni 1907 births 1988 deaths 20th-century American lawyers People from Georgetown, Delaware {{US-federal-judge-stub