Claude C. McColloch

Claude Charles McColloch (January 14, 1888 – September 30, 1959) was a member of the Oregon State Senate and later a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.

Claude Charles McColloch
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office December 31, 1958 – September 30, 1959
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office 1954–1958
Preceded by	James Alger Fee
Succeeded by	Gus J. Solomon
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office August 20, 1937 – December 31, 1958
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	John Hugh McNary
Succeeded by	John Kilkenny
Personal details
Born	Claude Charles McColloch (1888-01-14)January 14, 1888 Red Bluff, California
Died	September 30, 1959(1959-09-30) (aged 71)
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of Chicago Law School (Ph.B.)

Education and career

McColloch was born in Red Bluff, California, to Mary Elizabeth McColloch (née Wooddy) and her husband Charles Henry McColloch on January 14, 1888.[1] When McColloch was two years old, the family relocated to Oregon where he received his education through high school in Portland.[1] McColloch entered Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, in 1904 and attended until 1907 when he left for the University of Chicago Law School.[1] He graduated from law school in 1909 with a Bachelor of Philosophy degree and was admitted to the Oregon bar in May of that year.[1] Returning to Oregon, he began private legal practice in Eastern Oregon in Baker City.[2] McColloch remained in Baker until 1913, and served in the Oregon State Senate after winning election to a four-year term in 1910.[2] A Democrat, he represented Baker County.[3] In 1913, he returned to Portland where he remained in private practice until 1926.[2] While in Portland he served on the Port of Portland commission from 1922 to 1924.[2] In 1926, McColloch moved to Southern Oregon where he set up private practice in Klamath Falls.[2] He remained in that city until 1937, and served as chairman of Oregon's Democratic Party in 1936.[2]

Federal judicial service

On August 5, 1937, President Franklin D. Roosevelt nominated McColloch for a position on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon to replace the deceased Judge John Hugh McNary.[2] McColloch was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 17, 1937, and joined the Portland-based court on August 20, 1937, after receiving his commission. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1958. He took senior status on December 31, 1958.[2] McColloch died on September 30, 1959.[2]

References

1. Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon. Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. pp. 176-77.
2. "McColloch, Claude Charles - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
3. 1911 Regular Session (26th). Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on June 2, 2008.

Legal offices
Preceded by John Hugh McNary	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon 1937–1958	Succeeded by John Kilkenny
Preceded by James Alger Fee	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon 1954–1958	Succeeded by Gus J. Solomon