Southern District of Iowa
History
Iowa was established as a Territory on June 12, 1838. The District Court of Iowa was established on March 3, 1845, but did not become effective until Iowa's admission as the 29th State on December 28, 1846. On July 20, 1882, the District of Iowa was divided into two separate Federal Judicial Districts, the Northern District of Iowa and the Southern District of Iowa. The following is a listing of former United States Marshals for the Territory of Iowa, the District of Iowa, and the Southern District of Iowa.
|
Marshal |
Status |
Date |
| Gehon, Francis | Senate Confirmation (Territory of Iowa) | June 26, 1838 |
| Johnson, Thomas B. | Recess Appointment Senate Confirmation |
March 25, 1841 July 22, 1841 |
| Leffler, Isaac | Recess Appointment Senate Confirmation |
March 25, 1843 January 16, 1844 |
| Bailey, Gideon S. | Recess Appointment Senate Confirmation | July 3, 1845 February 24, 1846 |
| Bailey, Gideon S. | Senate Confirmation (District of Iowa) | March 3, 1847 |
| Shellady, Stephen B. | Senate Confirmation | April 25, 1850 |
| Summers, Laurel | Recess Appointment Senate Confirmation Senate Confirmation |
April 19, 1853 March 14, 1854 March 24, 1858 |
| Hoxie, Herbert M | Senate Confirmation | March 22, 1861 |
| Melendy, Peter | Senate Confirmation | March 3, 1865 |
| Clark, George W. | Senate Confirmation | March 11, 1867 |
| Melendy, Peter | Senate Confirmation | March 10, 1871 |
| Chapman, John W. | Senate Confirmation Senate Confirmation |
March 3, 1875 February 27, 1879 |
| Chapman, John W. | Senate Confirmation (S.District of Iowa) | July 20, 1882 |
| Root, Richard | Senate Confirmation | February 28, 1883 |
|
Campbell, Edward, Jr. |
Recess Appointment Senate Confirmation |
May 16, 1885 January 27, 1886 |
| Miller, David B. | Recess Appointment Senate Confirmation |
November 21, 1889 February 6, 1890 |
| Bradley, Frank P. | Senate Confirmation | February 28, 1894 |
| Christian, George M. | Senate Confirmation Senate Confirmation |
February 15, 1898 June 27, 1902 |
| Clark, Frank B. | Recess Appointment Commission |
March 7, 1907 December 10, 1907 |
| Ness, Beamhardt J. | Court Appointment | November 26, 1913 |
| Reed, Nicholas F. | Commission Commission |
March 10, 1914 November 21, 1918 |
| Brewer, Guy S. | Commission | February 9, 1922 |
| Hammond, Isaac Harrison | Court Appointment | August 27, 1923 |
| Gault, Roy B. | Commission | January 14, 1924 |
| Hird, Fred S. | Commission Commission | February 4, 1928 January 29, 1932 |
| Miller, George E. | Commission | March 26, 1936 |
| Gillespie, James Joseph | Commission Commission |
May 17, 1941 October 2, 1945 |
| McEmiry, Daniel N. | Commission | April 26, 1950 |
| Walter, Roland A. | Commission Commission | May 21, 1953 May 6, 1957 |
| Bendlage, Charles B., Jr. | Commission Commission |
May 6, 1961 June 24, 1965 |
| Grindle, Harold | Commission Commission | May 6, 1969 August 3, 1973 |
| Yeager, Dean J. | Court Appointment | May 16, 1977 |
| Nehring, Richard | Commission | March 14, 1978 |
| Stump, Warren | Commission Commission | December 9, 1981 June 9, 1986 |
| Walter, Terry | Attorney General Appointment | December 4, 1990 |
| Henry, Phylliss J. | Commission Commission | February 11, 1994 1996 |
| Walter, Terry | Attorney General Appointment | April 1, 2001 |
| Beach, Charles E., Sr. | Commission | August 1, 2002 |
The following translation of
abbreviations applies to the list:
"R" - Recess appointment date
"S" - Senate Confirmation date (used from 1789-1903)
"C" - Commission date (used from 1903 to present)
"C.A." - Court Appointment date
"A.G." - Attorney General appointment date