Sam Ellis Haddon | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
Assumed office December 31, 2012 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
In office July 25,2001 –December 31,2012 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Charles C. Lovell |
Succeeded by | Brian Morris |
Personal details | |
Born | West Monroe,Louisiana,U.S. | June 19,1937
Education | Rice University (BS) University of Montana (JD) |
Sam Ellis Haddon (born June 19,1937) is an American attorney and jurist serving as an inactive senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.
Haddon was born in West Monroe,Louisiana. [1] He received a Bachelor of Science from Rice University in 1959 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law in 1965. [2]
Haddon was an Immigration Patrol Inspector,United States Border Patrol from 1959–1961. He was an Agent with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1961–1962.
Haddon began his legal career as a law clerk for William James Jameson. [3] He was in private practice in Montana from 1966–2001 [4] at the law firm of Boone,Karlberg and Haddon. [3] Since 1971 he has been an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana School of Law.w [2]
Haddon,along with Richard F. Cebull,was recommended for the United States District Court for the District of Montana by Montana Senators Max Baucus and Conrad Burns. [3] He would fill the Great Falls seat vacated by Judge Charles C. Lovell. [4] President George W. Bush nominated Haddon on May 17,2001. [5] Haddon was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20,2001 with a unanimous 95-0 vote. [6] He was sworn in on July 25,2001. [5]
Haddon took senior status on December 31,2012. Cebull also retired from active service a few months later,leaving Dana L. Christensen the only active judge. [7] Haddon ceased taking cases after August 31,2023. [5]
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