Stanton Judkins Peelle (February 11, 1843 – September 4, 1928) was an American politician and judge who served as a United States representative from Indiana and both an associate judge and chief justice of the Court of Claims.
Education and career
Born on February 11, 1843, in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana,[1] Peelle attended the common schools and Winchester Seminary in Indiana,[2] then attended Northern Indiana Normal School (now Valparaiso University).[1] He enlisted in Company G, Eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteers on August 5, 1861, and served until near the close of the American Civil War, as a corporal and second lieutenant.[2] He read law with William A. Peelle in Centerville, Indiana in 1866.[2] He entered private practice in Winchester, Indiana from 1866 to 1869.[1] He continued private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1869 to 1892 (a notable partner at his Indianapolis firm was William L. Taylor, who would later become Indiana Attorney General).[1][3] He was an assistant district attorney for Marion County, Indiana from 1872 to 1873.[1] He was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1878 to 1879.[1]
Peelle was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt on December 19, 1905, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Chief Justice Charles C. Nott.[1] He was confirmed by the Senate on December 20, 1905, and received his commission the same day.[1] His service terminated on February 11, 1913, due to his resignation.[1]
The United States Court of Claims : a history / pt. 1. The judges, 1855-1976 / by Marion T. Bennett / pt. 2. Origin, development, jurisdiction, 1855-1978 / W. Cowen, P. Nichols, M.T. Bennett. Washington, D.C.: Committee on the Bicentennial of Independence and the Constitution of the Judicial Conference of the United States. 1976.
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