Caleb Rodney Layton III

Caleb Rodney Layton III (July 4, 1907 – May 6, 1988) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

Caleb Rodney Layton III
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
April 26, 1968  May 6, 1988
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office
April 17, 1957  April 26, 1968
Appointed byDwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded byRichard Seymour Rodney
Succeeded byJames Levin Latchum
Personal details
Born
Caleb Rodney Layton III

(1907-07-04)July 4, 1907
Georgetown, Delaware
DiedMay 6, 1988(1988-05-06) (aged 80)
EducationPrinceton University (A.B.)
University of Pennsylvania Law School

Education and career

Born in Georgetown, Delaware, Layton received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1930 and then attended the University of Pennsylvania Law School. He was a Judge of the Superior Court of Delaware from 1947 to 1957.[1]

Federal judicial service

Layton was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 25, 1957, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware vacated by Judge Richard Seymour Rodney. He was confirmed by the United States Senate 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.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard Seymour Rodney
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
1957–1968
Succeeded by
James Levin Latchum


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