Marion Jones Callister

Marion Jones Callister (June 6, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was a federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho.[1]

Marion Callister
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
In office June 6, 1989 – June 24, 1997
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
In office 1981–1988
Preceded by	Raymond McNichols
Succeeded by	Harold Ryan
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho
In office September 1, 1976 – June 6, 1989
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	J. Blaine Anderson
Succeeded by	Edward Lodge
Personal details
Born	Marion Jones Callister June 6, 1921 Moreland, Idaho
Died	June 24, 1997 (aged 76) Boise, Idaho
Resting place	Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nina Lynn Hayes (m.1946–1997, his death)
Children	12
Residence	Boise, Idaho
Education	University of Utah (B.S.L.) S.J. Quinney College of Law (J.D.)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	U.S. Army
Years of service	1944–1946
Battles/wars	World War II

Education and career

Born in Moreland, Idaho, Callister graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1939 and was in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Science in Law from the University of Utah in 1950, and a Juris Doctor from the S.J. Quinney College of Law at the University of Utah in 1951.

Callister returned to Idaho and was an assistant Bingham County attorney in Blackfoot from 1951 to 1952, and an Assistant U.S. Attorney from 1953 to 1957. He was in private practice in Boise from 1958 to 1969, was a state district judge from 1970 to 1975, and became the U.S. Attorney for Idaho in 1975.[2]

Federal judicial service

On July 19, 1976, Callister was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the U.S. District Court vacated by Judge J. Blaine Anderson. Callister was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 26,[3] and received his commission on September 1, 1976. Callister served as Chief Judge from 1981 to 1988, and assumed senior status at age 68 on June 6, 1989.[2] He served in that capacity for eight years, until his death in 1997 in Boise.[4]

Personal

Callister is buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[5] As a young man, he served as a missionary: he was later bishop of the Boise 3rd Ward, counselor in and then president of the Boise West Stake, and a regional representative of the Twelve.[6]

References

1. Leeright, Bob (December 24, 1981). "Associate says Callister is as kind a man as you can find". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. p. 8B.
2. Marion Jones Callister at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
3. "Callister new federal judge". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 27, 1976. p. 2A.
4. "Judge Marion Callister". Daily Courier. (Prescott, Arizona). (obituary). June 27, 1997. p. 5A.
5. "Religious Values and Public Policy - ensign".
6. "Death: Marion Jones Callister". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). (obituary). June 27, 1997. Retrieved January 31, 2019.

Sources

• Marion Jones Callister at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Marion Jones Callister at Find a Grave