Latham Castle (February 27, 1900 – March 10, 1986) was a United States circuit judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Castle was in the

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towards the end of

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, in 1918, and then received a

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from

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in 1924. He was in private practice in Sandwich from 1924 to 1925, and was a city attorney of Sandwich from 1925 to 1928, becoming a corporation counsel of

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, Illinois in 1928. He was then a state's attorney of

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, Illinois from 1928 to 1940, becoming an assistant state attorney general of Illinois from 1940 to 1942. He was a County judge for DeKalb County from 1942 to 1952. He served as Attorney General from January 12, 1953, until May 8, 1959. He was succeeded as Attorney General by

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Personal

In May 1931, Latham married Georgiana Whitcomb, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Card Whitcomb who was the President of the Geo D. Whitcomb Company of Rochelle, Illinois.

Federal judicial service

On February 26, 1959, Castle was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Philip J. Finnegan. Castle was confirmed by the

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on April 29, 1959, and received his commission on April 30, 1959. He served as Chief Judge from 1968 to 1970, assuming senior status on February 26, 1970, and serving in that capacity until his death on March 10, 1986.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Castle, Latham 1900 births 1986 deaths Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower Illinois attorneys general Illinois state court judges People from Sandwich, Illinois United States Army soldiers Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni 20th-century American lawyers