William Elwood Steckler

William Elwood Steckler (October 18, 1913 – March 8, 1995) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.

William Elwood Steckler
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
December 31, 1986  March 8, 1995
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
1954–1982
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded bySamuel Hugh Dillin
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
In office
April 7, 1950  December 31, 1986
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byRobert C. Baltzell
Succeeded byLarry J. McKinney
Personal details
Born
William Elwood Steckler

(1913-10-18)October 18, 1913
Mount Vernon, Indiana
DiedMarch 8, 1995(1995-03-08) (aged 81)
Indianapolis, Indiana
EducationIndiana University Maurer School of Law (LL.B., J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Mount Vernon, Indiana, Steckler received a Bachelor of Laws from Indiana University Maurer School of Law in 1936 and a Juris Doctor from the same institution in 1937. He was in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1937 to 1950. He was a United States Naval Reserve officer during World War II in 1943. He was a member of the Marion County Election Board from 1946 to 1947, and of the Indiana State Election Board from 1947 to 1948. He was a public counselor of Indiana from 1949 to 1950.[1]

Federal judicial service

On February 14, 1950, Steckler was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana vacated by Judge Robert C. Baltzell. Steckler was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 4, 1950, and received his commission on April 7, 1950. He served as Chief Judge from 1954 to 1982 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1962 to 1964.[1] He assumed senior status on December 31, 1986, serving in that capacity until his death on March 8, 1995, at his Indianapolis home from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.[2]

Other service

Steckler was also an adjunct faculty member of the Indiana University Maurer School of Law from 1975 to 1979.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Robert C. Baltzell
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
1950–1986
Succeeded by
Larry J. McKinney
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
1954–1982
Succeeded by
Samuel Hugh Dillin
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