Thomas W. Caldecott

Thomas William Caldecott (October 21, 1914 – May 6, 1994) was an American judge and Republican Party politician in California.

Thomas W. Caldecott
Justice of the California Court of Appeal for the First District, Division Three
In office
1969–1984
Preceded byByrl Salsman
Succeeded byCarl W. Anderson
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 18th district
In office
January 1947 – September 26, 1957
Preceded byGardiner Johnson
Succeeded byDon Mulford
Chairman of the
California Republican Party
In office
1954–1956
Preceded byLaughlin Edward Waters Sr.
Succeeded byAlphonzo E. Bell Jr.
Personal details
BornOctober 21, 1914
Berkeley, California
DiedMay 6, 1994
Walnut Creek, California
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Rosalie
FatherThomas E. Caldecott
Alma materUniversity of California, Berkeley (B.A., J.D.)

Born in Berkeley, California, Caldecott was the son of Eveline Grooms Caldecott and Thomas Edwin Caldecott, who went on to serve on the City Council, as Mayor, and on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors before becoming the namesake of the Caldecott Tunnel. The younger Caldecott attended public schools in Berkeley and went on to the University of California, Berkeley, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Juris Doctor.[1][2] After law school, he worked for Attorney General Earl Warren and then served in the United States Army during World War II.[2]

In 1946, Caldecott was elected to the California State Assembly. In 1949, he became Chairman of the Assembly Civil Service and State Personnel Committee. He became Chairman of the Assembly Judiciary Committee in 1953 and then the Assembly Ways and Means Committee later that same year. While still serving in the Assembly, Caldecott also served as Chairman of the California Republican Party from 1954 to 1956. He resigned from the State Assembly in 1957 when Governor Goodwin Knight appointed him a Judge of the Alameda County Superior Court.[1][2]

He left the Superior Court in 1968 to become Chief Legislative Secretary to Governor Ronald Reagan. In 1969, Reagan appointed Caldecott as an Associate Justice of the California First District Court of Appeal, Division Three, where he eventually became Presiding Justice. In 1975, Chief Justice Donald Wright appointed Caldecott to the Judicial Council of California where he served until 1979 as a representative of the courts. He retired from the Court of Appeal in 1984.[1][2]

Caldecott died of cancer on May 6, 1994 at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California.[1]

References
  1. "Thomas Caldecott — Once Presided On Court of Appeal" (PDF). San Francisco Chronicle. May 10, 1994. p. 23.
  2. Rowland, James H. (May 13, 1980). "Thomas Caldecott: Interview History" (PDF). Bancroft Library. pp. 27–28.
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