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Noah S. Givan October 21. 1897-October 21, 1903.
George E. Downey October 21. 1903: resigned in May, 1913.
Warren N. Hauck Appointed May 10. 1913; term expires November 17. 1920.
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PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Oliver H. Smith August 9, 1824-August 1, 1826. Third circuit.
Amos Lane. August 1, 1826-December 30, 1826.
Cyrus Finch December 30, 1826-December 30, 1828.
M. M. Ray. December 30, 182S-January 25, 1830.
James F. D. Lanier January 25, 1830-January 25, 1832.
John M. Johnson January 25, 1832-February 21. 1833, resigned.
John Test Appointed February 21, 1533-December 5, 1833.
Courtland Cushing December 5, 1833-December 11, 1837.
John Dumont December 11, 1837-December 15, 1841.
George Robinson December 15, 1841-May 18, 1842. died.
John Dumont Appointed May 18, 1842-January 15, 1847. The act of January 15. 1847. put Dearborn in the Thirteenth.
Benjamin I. Spooner Appointed August 19, 1851-October 12, 1852.
Oscar B. Hord. October 12, 1852-November 2, 1854, resigned. Fourth circuit.
William Patterson November 2. 1854-August 13. 1858, resigned.
Sebastian Green Appointed August 13, 1858-November 2, 1858.
Henry C. Hanna November 2, 1858-November 2, 1860.
Milton H. Cullum November 2. 1860-November 3, 1862.
Samuel S. Harrell November 3, 1862-Noember 3. 1864.
Creighton Daudy November 3, 1864-November 3, 1866,
Kendall M. Hord November 3. 1866-November 3, 1868.
Platt Wicks. November 3, 1868-April 22, 1869. The act of April 22, 1569, put Dearborn in the Twenty-sixth.
William Wirt Kelley Appointed April 28, 1869-October 24. 1870.
George R. Brumblay October 24, 1870-October 26, 1878. The act of March 6, 1873, put Dearborn in the Seventh, and transferred Brumblay from the Twenty-sixth to the Seventlı,
Addison Williams. October 26. 1878: died in office December 21, 1878.
Rodman S. Davis Appointed December 31, 1878-November 17, 1882.
Robert E. Stahr November 17. 1882-November 17, 1886.
Edward H. McGrew November 17, 1886-November 17, 188S.
Rodman S. Davis November 17, 18SS-November 17, 1896.
Harry R. McMullen November 17, 1896-January 1, 1903.
Theodore J. Wulber. January 1, 1903-January 1, 1905.
Frank B. Johnson January 1, 1905-January 1, 1907.
John N. Russe January 1, 1907-January 1, 1915.
Willard M. Dean January 1, 1915; term expires January 1, 1917.
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DECATUR COUNTY.
Decatur county was organized by an act of the Legisla- ture, approved December 31, 1821, the act becoming effective on March 4, 1822. Greensburg was chosen as the county seat without any opposition. It received its name, so tradition states, at the request of Mrs. Thomas Hendricks, who wanted it so called in honor of her old home in Pennsylvania. When the question of naming the county seat was brought up, Mrs. Hendricks told the commissioners of her desire to have it called Greensburg. It was proposed to leave the question to a vote of seventeen young men, who had settled in the unnamed vil- lage. This settled the question, for Mrs. Hendricks had four charming daughters-and the young men were all unmarried. The first court met on April 9, 1822, with W. W. Wick as President Judge and Martin Adkins and John Fugit as Asso- ciate Judges.
On the first day of the court three lawyers were admitted to the bar, Thomas Douglass, Joseph A. Hopkins and Seth Tucker. The only other business transacted at this first ses- sion was the swearing in of the county clerk and the appoint- ment of Joseph Hopkins as prosecuting attorney. Hopkins was not able to conform to the customs of civilization and soon left the county. He had previously practiced in Kentucky and it seems that he had left there because of some infraction of the moral code.
Decatur county was in four different Judicial circuits from the time it was organized in 1822 until the new Constitution became operative in 1852. When it was organized it was at- tached to the Fifth circuit and during the time it was in this circuit William W. Wick and B. F. Morris were the President Judges. When the county was put in the Third circuit by the act of January 20, 1830, Miles C. Eggleston became the Presi- dent Judge. Judge Eggleston had been on the bench since 1820 and continued to preside in the Third circuit until 1844. However, the act of February 13, 1840, took Decatur out of the Third circuit and placed it in the Sixth, James Perry, of Wayne county, becoming the President Judge. He was fol- lowed in January, 1844, by Jehu T. Elliott, who sat on the
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bench of the Sixth until the act of January 14, 1847, made De- catur one of the counties of the newly organized Thirteenth circuit. George H. Dunn was appointed as a first Judge of the new circuit and he remained on the bench until January, 1850, when William M. McCarty, of Brookville, was selected by the Legislature as his successor. Judge McCarty served until October 12, 1852, under the 1816 Constitution and was elected as a first Judge of the Fourth circuit under the 1852 Consti- tution.
Judge McCarty resigned July 29, 1853, and the Governor appointed William S. Holman on that date to fill out his unex- pired term. Judge Holman resigned on the 10th of the fol- lowing month without having held a term of court in any one of the counties of the Fourth circuit. The Governor imme- diately appointed Reuben D. Logan, who served by appoint- ment and subsequent election until October 12, 1865. He was succeeded by Jeremiah M. Wilson for a full term of six years. William A. Cullen took the bench, October 21, 1871, and served until October 24, 1876. During his term of office the act of March 6, 1873, placed Decatur in the Eighth circuit with Fay- ette and Rush, and transferred Cullen from the Fourth to the Eighth. Samuel A. Bonner, who succeeded Judge Cullen, served two terms, being followed by John W. Study in October, 1888. Judge Study died in office, January 13, 1893. Four days after his death the Governor appointed James K. Ewing to fill out his unexpired term, or until November 13, 1894. John D. Miller was elected in the fall of 1894 for the regular six-year term, but died in office March 18, 1898. David A. Myers was appointed March 31, 1898, to serve until the suc- ceeding November election. At that time Douglas A. Morris was elected Judge of the circuit, but served only about a year as Circuit Judge of Decatur county. The act of February 28, 1899, united Decatur and Bartholomew in the Ninth circuit, the act to take effect November 17, 1899. On that date Francis T. Hord became Judge of the reorganized Ninth circuit, hav- ing been on the bench of the old Ninth since November 19, 1892. Marshall Hacker succeeded Judge Hord in November, 1904, and served his full term of six years. The present
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Judge, Hugh Wickens, took the bench November 19, 1910. Of the Judges since 1852, Bonner, Study, Ewing, Miller, Myers and Wickens have been residents of Decatur county.
A volume might easily be written concerning the lawyers who have practiced at the local bar during the past ninety years. Mention has already been made of the first lawyers admitted to the bar in 1822. James T. Brown, who was ad- mitted to the bar at the second session of the court, practiced in Decatur county for several years and later located at Law- renceburg, where he was living at the time of his death. He was the leading lawyer in Greensburg for many years and was identified with almost every case of importance that was tried while he was a resident of the county.
The next lawyer of more than ordinary ability to be ad- mitted to the bar was Andrew Davison, who was a resident of Greensburg from 1825 until his death in 1871. He was one of the first Judges of the Supreme court elected in 1852, and by re-election served from January 3, 1853, to January 3, 1865. After his defeat for a third term in 1864, he returned to Greensburg, but for some reason never again practiced law.
Other prominent attorneys who practiced law in the county prior to the Civil War were: Martin Jamison, who served in the Legislature in 1839; Joseph Robison, who was a candidate for Congress on the Whig ticket in 1851; John L. Robinson, who could neither read nor write until he was married, and yet became a successful lawyer and served in Congress from 1847 to 1853; John S. Scobey, who settled at Greensburg in 1845, became a prominent lawyer, served as prosecutor, state senator, presidential elector and became a lieutenant-colonel in the Civil War; Barton W. Wilson, who located in Greens- burg in 1848 and was one of the most public spirited citizens of the city, a fact which accounts for the naming of the first fire engine in his honor. Other attorneys of the local bar became prominent, but space does not permit an extensive mention of all of them.
Since the Civil War the bar has been no less prolific in producing distinguished members. The names of such men as James Gavin, Oscar B. Hord, Charles F. Parrish, James
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Cloverdill, Ira G. Grover, Cortez Ewing, J. K. Ewing, Marine D. Tackett, John L. Bracken, William H. Goddard, W. A. Moore, David Wilson and Christopher Shane are only a few of the lawyers who have attained more than a local reputation at the bar. Probably the most distinguished member of the Greensburg bar was Will Cumback, who became a national figure before his death in 1905. He was elected to Congress in 1854, when he was only twenty-five years of age, defeating William S. Holman. He served throughout the Civil War, enlisting as a private and rising to the rank of lieutenant- colonel. He served in the State Senate in 1866, was president of the Senate from 1867 to 1869, and was Lieutenant-Governor from 1869 to 1872. President Grant offered him the appoint- ment as minister to Portugal in 1871, but he declined and instead accepted an appointment as collector of internal rev- enue, a position which he held for twelve years. From that time until his death he spent much of his time on the lecture platform.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
John Fugit
March 26, 1822.
Martin Adkins
April 1, 1822.
Benjamin Antrobus August 24, 1828, to serve seven years from April 1, 1829 ; died.
James Elder December 23. 1831. vice Benjamin Antrobus (de- ceased). to serve seven years from April 1, 1829.
John Bryson August 24, 1828, to serve seven years from April 1, 1836.
Zachariah Garton August 25, 1835, to serve seven years from April 1. 1836; resigned.
John Thompson August 17. 1838, vice Zachariah Garton, resigned ; resigned, July, 1841.
John Hopkins August 7. 1841. to serve until April 1. 1843.
John Hopkins August 13, 1842, to serve seven years from April 1, 1843.
Samuel Ellis August 13, 1842. to serve seven years from April 1. 1843.
Samuel Ellis August 24, 1849. to serve seven years from April 1, 1850.
Richard C. Talbott August 24. 1849. to serve seven years from April
1, 1850; resignation filed May 1. 1850.
Benjamin Randall. August 19, 1850, to serve seven years from April 1, 1850.
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PROBATE JUDGES.
Angus C. McCoy August 12, 1829.
Angus C. McCoy August 14, 1836. to serve seven years from August 19, 1836.
John Thompson August 19, 1843, to serve seven years from August 19, 1843.
Royal P. Cobb August 29. 1850, to serve seven years from date. COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
Royal P. Cobb 1852-56.
Samuel A. Bonner 1856-60.
William Grose 1860-61, resigned.
Elijah B. Martindale
Appointed August 31, 1861-October 18, 1861.
David S. Gooding
1861: resigned September 10, 1864.
William R. West
Appointed September 12, 1864-67.
William A. Cullen 1867-70.
William A. Moore. 1870-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Morris I. Williams 1852-54.
Lewis W. Thomas
1854-55, died in office.
George H. Look Appointed October 1, 1855-56.
Thomas C. Gilpin 1856-58.
Platt Wicks 1858-60.
William R. Hough 1860-62.
Daniel W. Comstock
1862-64.
James D. Martindale 1864-66.
Calvin D. Thompson 1866-67. resigned. (By act of February 26, 1867, Decatur was put in Twenty-second district.)
Hugh M. Spaulding Appointed March 8, 1867-70, resigned.
A. Smith Folzer Appointed April 16, 1870.
Elias R. Montfort 1870-72.
Adam Stockinger 1872-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
William W. Wick March 4, 1822-January 13, 1825, resigned. Fifth circuit.
Bethuel F. Morris Appointed January 13, 1825-January 20, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, put Decatur in the Third.
Miles C. Eggleston January 20, 1830-February 13, 1840. The act of February 13, 1840, put Decatur in the Sixth.
James Perry February 13. 1840-January 23, 1844.
Jehu T. Elliott January 23, 1844-January 15, 1847. The act of January 15, 1847, put Decatur in the Thirteenth.
George H. Dunn Appointed January 21, 1847-January 24, 1850. William M. MeCarty January 24, 1850-October 12, 1852.
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CIRCUIT JUDGES.
William M. McCarty .October 12, 1852; resigned July 29, 1853. Fourth circuit.
William S. Holman Appointed July 29. 1853; resigned August 10, 1853.
Reuben D. Logan Appointed August 10, 1853-October 12. 1865.
Jeremiah M. Wilson October 12, 1865-October 21, 1871.
William A. Cullen
October 21, 1871-October 24, 1876. The act of March 6, 1873, put Decatur in the Eighth, and transferred Cullen from the Fourth to the Eighth. October 24. 1876-October 24, 18SS.
Samuel A. Bonner
John W. Study
October 24, 18SS; died in office January 13, 1893.
James K. Ewing Appointed January 17. 1893-November 13. 1894.
John D. Miller November 13. 1894; died in office March 18, 1898.
David A. Myers Appointed March 31, 1898-November 21, 1898.
Douglas A. Morris
November 21, 1898-November 17, 1899. The act of February 28, 1899, put Decatur with Bartholomew in the Ninth, where they have since remained, the act taking effect November 17, 1899.
Francis T. Hord November 17. 1899-November 18, 1904, Judge Hord had been on the bench of the Ninth since Novem- ber 19, 1892.
Marshall Hacker November 19. 1904-November 19, 1910.
IFugh Wickens November 19. 1910; term expires November 19, 1916.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Harvey Gregg. August 9, 1824-August 9, 1825. Fifth circuit.
Calvin Fletcher August 9, 1825-August 14, 1826.
James Whitcomb August 14, 1826-January 14, 1829.
W. W. Wick
January 14, 1829-January 30, 1830. The act of January 20, 1830, put Decatur in the Third.
James F. D. Lanier January 25, 1830-January 25. 1832.
John M. Johnson January 25, 1832-February 21, 1833, resigned.
John Test Appointed February 21, 1833-December 5, 1833.
Courtland Cushing
December 5, 1833-December 11, 1837.
John Dumont
December 11, 1837-February 13. 1840. The act of
February 13, 1840, put Decatur in the Sixth.
Martin M. Ray
December 11, 1840-December 15, 1842.
Jehu T. Elliott
December 15, 1842; resigned, January 23, 1844.
John B. Still. August 27. 1846-January 15. 1847. The act of January 15. 1847, put Decatur in the Thirteenth.
Benjamin I. Spooner.
Appointed August 19. 1851-October 12. 1852.
Oscar B. Hord October 12. 1852; resigned. August 1, 1854, to take effect November 2, 1854. Fourth circuit. William Patterson November 2, 1854-August 13, 1858, resigned.
Samuel E. Perkins
January 23, 1844-August 20, 1844.
Jacob B. Julian
August 20. 1844-August 27, 1846.
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Sebastian Green Appointed August 13, 1858-November 2, 1858.
Henry C. Hanna November 2, 1858-November 2, 1860.
Milton H. Cullum November 2, 1860-November 3, 1862.
Samuel S. Harrell November 3, 1862-November 3, 1864.
Creighton Dandy November 3, 1864-November 3, 1866.
Keudall M. Hord November 3, 1866-November 3, 1868.
Platt Wicks
November 3, 1868-July 1, 1869.
Alexander M. Campbell_ Appointed July 1, 1869-October 21, 1872.
Elias R. Montford October 21, 1872-March 6, 1873. The act of March
6. 1873, put Decatur in the Eighth.
Robert B. F. Peirce March 6, 1873-October 26, 1874.
Orlando B. Scobey
October 26, 1874-October 26, 1878.
John L. Bracken
October 26, 1878-October 26, 1880.
Richard A. Durnan
October 26, 1880-January 22, 1881, resigned.
Marine D. Tackett January 22, 1881-November 17, 1886.
George W. Campbell November 17, 1886-November 17, 1890.
D. A. Myers
November 17, 1890-November 17, 1894.
George W. Young
November 17, 1894-November 17, 1896.
Elmer E. Roland. November 17. 1896-November 17, 1899. The act of
February 28, 1899, put Decatur in the Ninth, where it has since remained. Act did not take effect until November 17, 1899.
John L. Davis November 17. 1899-January 1, 1901.
Thomas L. Creath January 1, 1901-January 1, 1903.
John W. Craig.
January 1, 1903-January 1, 1907.
Albert W. Phillips
January 1, 1907-January 1. 1909.
William V. O'Donnell. January 1, 1909-January 1, 1911.
Ralph H. Spaugh January 1, 1911-January 1, 1913.
Lewis A. Harding January 1, 1913; term expires January 1, 1917.
DEKALB COUNTY.
Dekalb county was organized by an act of the General Assembly, approved February 2, 1837. After the organiza- tion of the county the competition for the location of a county seat became very bitter. Rogers and Hamilton, on one side, and Park and Howe, on the other, led the contend- ing forces. The former faction purchased land and laid out a town site, which they called Centerville. The site laid out by Park and Howe was on the west bank of Cedar creek, two miles south and three miles west of the center of the new county. The latter location was the most favorable and, when Littlefield, of Lagrange, Gilmore, of Steuben, and Robert Work, of Allen, the commissioners appointed to select the
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site of the new county seat, met, Auburn was promptly chosen. Centerville passed to its death soon afterwards.
The first session of court in Dekalb county was held at the cabin of Wesley Park. A school house was afterward erected, and for a time court was held in this building. A dilapidated stove supplied heat and a rough platform of boards was built at one end which served as the "bar." In 1840 the county officials determined to build a new court house on the public square. The work on the construction of the new court house was begun in 1842, the contract having been undertaken by James Hite, a carpenter, for eight hundred dollars. On April 29,1844, the first session of court was held in the new structure.
On June 4, 1863, a contract for the erection of the second court house was awarded for a consideration of twenty-three thousand, three hundred and seventy-two dollars, and this building was completed near the close of 1864. In 1911 the third and last court house was completed in DeKalb county. The contract was let on May 4, 1911, at a price of one hundred eighty-five thousand, seven hundred and fifty-seven dollars. The corner stone was laid with fitting ceremonies on July 17, 1911, and Thomas R. Marshall, then Governor of the state, and now Vice-President of the United States, delivered the dedica- tory address.
The first Judge of the Dekalb Circuit court was Charles W. Ewing, who was elected by the Legislature in 1836, and re- signed in 1839. Upon Judge Ewing's resignation, Governor Wallace appointed Henry Chase, of Logansport. When the Legislature of 1839 convened, John W. Wright, of Logans- port, was chosen as the successor of Judge Chase. Upon the change of the circuit in 1841, when Dekalb county became a part of the Twelfth circuit, James W. Borden, of Fort Wayne, was chosen President Judge. Judge Borden served as Pre- siding Judge of the Twelfth circuit until 1851, when he was succeeded by E. A. McMahon, of Fort Wayne. Judge Mc- Mahon was succeeded in 1855 by James L. Worden, of Fort Wayne, who resigned in January, 1858. He was succeeded by Reuben J. Dawson (January 18, 1858-October 26, 1858). Judge Dawson was succeeded by Edward R. Wilson, of Ft.
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Wayne. Judge Wilson was succeeded in 1864 by Robert Lowry, who then lived at Goshen, but who afterwards removed to Ft. Wayne, where, for many years, he presided as Judge of the Allen Superior court, and from which he retired to repre- sent the Twelfth district in Congress during the forty-ninth and fiftieth sessions (1885-1889). Judge Lowry was suc- ceeded in 1867 by Hiram S. Tousley, who served until 1872. James I. Best (1872-76), of Waterloo, was on the bench when the act of March 6, 1873, placed Dekalb county in the Thirty- fifth circuit, Judge Best being transferred to the new circuit. The latter was followed by Joseph A. Woodhull, of Angola, who served until October 26, 1876. Hiram S. Tousley served for a second time from 1876 to 1879, at which latter date Charles A. O. McClellan, of Waterloo, was appointed to fill the bench of the temporary Fortieth circuit, composed of Dekalb and Steuben .. He was followed by Robert W. McBride, of Waterloo, who served until 1888, when Stephen A. Powers was elected Judge of the court. Judge Powers served until 1894, and was followed in office by William L. Penfield, of Auburn, who resigned (June 3, 1897) to accept a position as solicitor in the department of state at Washington, D. C. Frank S. Roby, of Auburn, was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Judge Penfield, and he served until the next election, when Ezra D. Hartman, of Auburn, was elected. Judge Hartman died in office in May, 1903. He was followed upon the bench by James P. Rose, of Auburn, who served until the next election. Emmet A. Bratton, of An- gola, was elected Judge in 1904, and served until 1910, when Frank M. Powers, of Angola, was elected Judge of the court. Judge Powers served until his election as a Judge of the Appel- late court in 1914, when he was succeeded by Dan M. Link, the present incumbent, who was at that time a member of the state board of tax commissioners.
The roster of the Dekalb county bar contains the names of many men who rank high at the bar and upon the bench of the state. Among these may be mentioned Judge Egbert DeMotte, of Auburn, who served on the Common Pleas bench ; Timothy R. Dickinson, of Auburn, who afterwards removed to Waterloo; John Morris, of Auburn, who afterwards moved
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to Ft. Wayne, and served as Judge of the Common Pleas court, and as Supreme court commissioner from 1881 to 1883; Abner F. Pinchin, of Hamilton, who resided at Butler during the early years of his practice, served as district attorney ; Judge James I. Best, of Waterloo, served as Supreme court commissioner from 1881 to 1885; Charles A. O. McClellan, of Waterloo and Auburn, who served as Judge of the tem- porary Fortieth circuit (1879-80), represented the Twelfth Indiana district in Congress during the fifty-first and fifty- second sessions, from 1889 to 1893; Judge McBride, of Water- loo, served on the Supreme bench of Indiana from December 17, 1890, until 1892, and finally settled at Indianapolis, where he is now engaged in the practice of law; Judge William L. Penfield, of Auburn, resigned from the bench to accept a posi- tion as solicitor in the department of state at Washington; Judge Frank S. Roby, who served a short term as Judge of the Dekalb Circuit court, was appointed a member of the Appellate court of Indiana in 1901, and served continuously until 1911, and is now engaged in the practice of law in In- dianapolis.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Ariel Waldern August 3, 1837.
Thomas L. Yates. August 3, 1837; removed from county, October, 1838.
Nelson Payne March 6, 1839 (special election).
Nelson Payne August 23, 1843, to serve seven years from Aug- ust 3, 1844; resigned June, 1848.
Samuel Widney August 23, 1843, to serve seven years from Aug- ust 3, 1844.
Robert Work September 9, 1848 (special election), vice Nelson Payne, resigned. Work's resignation filed August 29, 1850. Robert Work's term was to expire August 3, 1851.
David Martin October 8, 1850, to fill Robert Work's unexpired term, ending August 3, 1851.
Gillman E. Mudgett. __ August 27, 1850, to serve seven years from Aug- ust 3, 1851.
Abraham Cope August 27, 1850, to serve seven years from August 3, 1851.
PROBATE JUDGES.
Lot Herrick
August 25, 1839.
John C. Wade August 26, 1846.
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COMMON PLEAS JUDGES.
John Morris
1852-56.
Egbert De Motte 1856-60.
William M. Clapp 1860-73.
DISTRICT PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
W. W. Griswold.
1852-54. resigned.
Asa M. Tinker
Appointed November 9, 1854-56.
William H. Dills
1856-58.
Abner F. Pinchin 1858-60.
George W. Ammings. 1860-62.
(or Cummings)
Lewis Covill
1862-64.
Asa M. Tinker
1864-66.
Joseph D. Ferrall 1866-68.
Joseph L. Morlan 1868-73.
PRESIDENT JUDGES.
Charles W. Ewing May 1, 1837-September 1, 1839, resigned. Eighth circuit.
Henry Chase Appointed September 1. 1839-December 15, 1839.
John W. Wright
December 15, 1839-December 15, 1841. The act of
December 14, 1841, put Dekalb in the Twelfth,
James W. Borden December 15, 1841: resigned July 31, 1851.
Elza A. McMahon Appointed July 31, 1851-October 12, 1852.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
Elza A. McMahon. October 12, 1852; resigned August 15, 1855. Tenth circuit.
James L. Worden Appointed August 15, 1855; resigned January 18, 1858.
Reuben J. Dawson Appointed January 18, 1858-October 26, 1858.
Edward R. Wilson October 26, 1858-October 26, 1864.
Robert R. Lowry October 26, 1864-February 20, 1867. The act of February 20, 1867, put Dekalb in the newly created Fourteenth.
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