Knowledge

John Simpson Hastings

Source 📝

33: 319:
Hastings served as president of the Indiana University Alumni Association from 1933 to 1935. On June 17, 1935, Hastings and Uz McMurtrie, representing the IU Alumni Council, appeared before the IU Board of Trustees to propose the establishment of the Indiana University Foundation. Hastings was a
627: 622: 320:
charter member of the IU Foundation and served on its board of directors from 1936 to 1969. He was Vice President of the IU Foundation from 1951 to 1969. After his resignation, he was made an honorary director for life.
136: 612: 568: 538: 340: 256: 113: 70: 51: 327:'s Ad Hoc Committee of Special Consultants on Legal Education at Indiana University in 1975. He was a member of the Board of Visitors for the IU School of Law from 1970 to 1977. 363:
named Hastings as Circuit Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals of the United States. His judicial service was terminated on February 7, 1977, due to his death.
323:
Hastings was an Indiana University trustee from 1936 through 1959. He was President of the IU Board of Trustees from 1950 to 1959. Hastings also served on IU President
617: 399:
in 1968. Hastings received a law award from the Lincoln Academy of Illinois in 1967. He was also awarded membership into the Indiana Academy in 1972.
607: 507: 448: 352: 300: 231: 299:
Field Artillery. He reached the rank of first lieutenant before resigning from the army in 1921. After leaving the army, Hastings entered the
32: 632: 637: 360: 355:
from 1959 to 1968. Hastings retired on February 1, 1969, but continued as an active senior judge. In January 1972, Chief Justice
372: 280: 221: 252: 351:
on August 22, 1957, and received his commission on August 26, 1957. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the
512: 453: 388: 549: 497: 427: 160: 602: 597: 375:
in Chicago on February 7, 1977, at age 78. He was survived by his wife, Mary Esther Smiley Hastings.
348: 336: 284: 466: 292: 268: 226: 192: 296: 276: 498:
Archives Online at Indiana University: John Simpson Hastings papers, 1933-1977, bulk 1959-1976
392: 529: 356: 344: 308: 288: 235: 148: 471: 304: 396: 591: 579: 559: 105: 93: 47: 384: 324: 295:
degree from West Point in 1920 and a commission as a second lieutenant in the
311:
in 1924. He practiced law in his hometown of Washington from 1924 to 1957.
628:
United States court of appeals judges appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower
272: 209: 623:
Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
307:
award for the highest scholastic average. Hastings graduated with a
502: 443: 275:. He graduated from Washington High School in 1916 and attended 428:"John Simpson Hastings papers, 1933-1977, bulk 1959-1976" 569:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
539:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
341:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
257:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
114:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
71:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
52:
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
216: 199: 175: 170: 154: 142: 130: 111: 99: 87: 68: 46: 23: 267:John Simpson Hastings was born June 30, 1898, in 422: 420: 418: 416: 414: 412: 303:. In his senior year of law school, he won the 613:Indiana University Maurer School of Law alumni 8: 279:from 1916 to 1918. He left IU to attend the 64:February 1, 1969 – February 7, 1977 126:August 26, 1957 – February 1, 1969 518: 31: 20: 251:(June 30, 1898 – February 7, 1977) was a 508:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges 449:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges 430:. Archives Online at Indiana University. 353:Judicial Conference of the United States 408: 232:Indiana University Maurer School of Law 439: 437: 618:United States Military Academy alumni 7: 387:from Indiana University in 1959 and 339:on March 14, 1957, to a seat on the 335:Hastings was nominated by President 14: 301:Indiana University School of Law 608:People from Washington, Indiana 475:. February 10, 1977. p. 39 373:Northwestern Memorial Hospital 281:United States Military Academy 222:United States Military Academy 1: 633:20th-century American judges 638:United States Army officers 483:– via Newspapers.com. 383:Hastings received honorary 253:United States circuit judge 654: 347:. He was confirmed by the 576: 564: 556: 546: 534: 526: 521: 242: 166: 119: 76: 57: 42: 30: 467:"Judge John S. Hastings" 331:Federal judicial service 263:Early life and education 513:Federal Judicial Center 511:, a publication of the 454:Federal Judicial Center 452:, a publication of the 389:Northwestern University 291:. Hastings received a 550:Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. 503:John Simpson Hastings 444:John Simpson Hastings 391:in 1961. He received 249:John Simpson Hastings 180:John Simpson Hastings 161:Wilbur Frank Pell Jr. 37:At West Point in 1920 25:John Simpson Hastings 349:United States Senate 337:Dwight D. Eisenhower 137:Dwight D. Eisenhower 567:Chief Judge of the 293:Bachelor of Science 69:Chief Judge of the 315:Indiana University 297:United States Army 277:Indiana University 586: 585: 577:Succeeded by 547:Succeeded by 393:Order of the Coif 371:Hastings died at 343:vacated by Judge 246: 245: 645: 571: 557:Preceded by 541: 530:James Earl Major 527:Preceded by 519: 485: 484: 482: 480: 463: 457: 441: 432: 431: 424: 357:Warren E. Burger 345:James Earl Major 224: 206: 203:February 7, 1977 189: 187: 171:Personal details 157: 149:James Earl Major 145: 133: 124: 102: 90: 81: 62: 35: 21: 653: 652: 648: 647: 646: 644: 643: 642: 588: 587: 582: 573: 566: 562: 552: 543: 536: 532: 494: 489: 488: 478: 476: 472:Chicago Tribune 465: 464: 460: 442: 435: 426: 425: 410: 405: 381: 369: 333: 317: 305:Gamma Eta Gamma 265: 230: 220: 208: 204: 191: 185: 183: 182: 181: 155: 143: 131: 125: 120: 100: 88: 82: 77: 63: 58: 38: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 651: 649: 641: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 590: 589: 584: 583: 578: 575: 563: 558: 554: 553: 548: 545: 533: 528: 524: 523: 522:Legal offices 517: 516: 500: 493: 490: 487: 486: 458: 433: 407: 406: 404: 401: 397:Phi Beta Kappa 380: 377: 368: 365: 332: 329: 316: 313: 264: 261: 244: 243: 240: 239: 218: 214: 213: 207:(aged 78) 201: 197: 196: 179: 177: 173: 172: 168: 167: 164: 163: 158: 152: 151: 146: 140: 139: 134: 128: 127: 117: 116: 109: 108: 103: 97: 96: 91: 85: 84: 74: 73: 66: 65: 55: 54: 44: 43: 40: 39: 36: 28: 27: 24: 16:American judge 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 650: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 595: 593: 581: 580:Latham Castle 572: 570: 561: 560:F. Ryan Duffy 555: 551: 542: 540: 537:Judge of the 531: 525: 520: 514: 510: 509: 504: 501: 499: 496: 495: 491: 474: 473: 468: 462: 459: 455: 451: 450: 445: 440: 438: 434: 429: 423: 421: 419: 417: 415: 413: 409: 402: 400: 398: 394: 390: 386: 378: 376: 374: 366: 364: 362: 361:Supreme Court 358: 354: 350: 346: 342: 338: 330: 328: 326: 321: 314: 312: 310: 306: 302: 298: 294: 290: 286: 282: 278: 274: 270: 262: 260: 258: 254: 250: 241: 237: 233: 228: 223: 219: 215: 211: 202: 198: 194: 190:June 30, 1898 178: 174: 169: 165: 162: 159: 153: 150: 147: 141: 138: 135: 129: 123: 118: 115: 112:Judge of the 110: 107: 106:Latham Castle 104: 98: 95: 94:F. Ryan Duffy 92: 86: 80: 75: 72: 67: 61: 56: 53: 49: 45: 41: 34: 29: 22: 19: 565: 535: 506: 479:December 13, 477:. Retrieved 470: 461: 447: 382: 370: 334: 322: 318: 266: 248: 247: 205:(1977-02-07) 156:Succeeded by 132:Appointed by 121: 101:Succeeded by 78: 59: 48:Senior Judge 18: 603:1977 deaths 598:1898 births 144:Preceded by 89:Preceded by 592:Categories 574:1959–1968 544:1957–1969 403:References 285:West Point 269:Washington 212:, Illinois 193:Washington 186:1898-06-30 325:John Ryan 217:Education 195:, Indiana 122:In office 83:1959–1968 79:In office 60:In office 289:New York 505:at the 492:Sources 446:at the 359:of the 273:Indiana 255:of the 210:Chicago 50:of the 385:LL.D.s 379:Honors 395:from 367:Death 309:LL.B. 481:2022 200:Died 176:Born 283:at 236:LLB 594:: 469:. 436:^ 411:^ 287:, 271:, 259:. 227:BA 515:. 456:. 238:) 234:( 229:) 225:( 188:) 184:(

Index


Senior Judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
F. Ryan Duffy
Latham Castle
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Earl Major
Wilbur Frank Pell Jr.
Washington
Chicago
United States Military Academy
BA
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
LLB
United States circuit judge
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Washington
Indiana
Indiana University
United States Military Academy
West Point
New York
Bachelor of Science
United States Army
Indiana University School of Law
Gamma Eta Gamma
LL.B.
John Ryan

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.