John Hazelton Cotteral

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John Hazelton Cotteral

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma

United States Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Education

Bachelor's

University of Michigan

Law

Read law, 1885

Personal
Birthplace
Middletown, Ind.


John Hazelton Cotteral was a federal judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, Eighth Circuit and Tenth Circuit courts.[1]

Early life and education

Professional career

Cotteral spent his career in private practice, in Oklahoma and Kansas.[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Tenth Circuit

Cotteral was reassigned from the Eighth Circuit to the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit on March 28, 1929, where he served until his death on April 22, 1933.[1]

Eighth Circuit

Cotteral received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on May 19, 1928, to fill a seat vacated by Judge Walter Henry Sanborn. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 23, 1928, and received commission that same day.[1]

Western District of Oklahoma

Cotteral was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma. He received a recess appointment from President Theodore Roosevelt on November 11, 1907, to fill a new seat created by 34 Stat. 276. On December 3, 1907, he was officially nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 13, 1908, and received commission that same day. He served on this court until May 23, 1928.[1] Cotteral was succeeded in this position by Judge Edgar Vaught.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
NA - new seat
Western District of Oklahoma
1908–1928
Seat #1
Succeeded by:
Edgar Vaught
Preceded by:
Walter Henry Sanborn
Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals
1928–1929
Succeeded by:
NA - seat reassigned
Preceded by:
NA - reassigned
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
1929–1933
Succeeded by:
Sam Gilbert Bratton