Ted Dalton

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Years in office: 1976 - 1989

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Years in office: 1959 - 1976

Education

Bachelor's

College of William and Mary, 1924

Law

College of William and Mary Law, 1926

Personal

Birthplace

Virginia

Ted Dalton (1901-1989) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.^[1]

Dalton was nominated by PresidentDwight Eisenhower on July 21, 1959, to a seat vacated byJohn Paul, Jr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 12, 1959, and received his commission onAugust 13th. He served aschief judge from 1960-1971. He assumedsenior status onOctober 12, 1976, and served in that capacity until his death onOctober 30, 1989.^[1] Dalton was succeeded in this position byGlen M. Williams.

Early life and education

• College of William and Mary, A.B., 1924
• College of William and Mary School of Law, LL.B., 1926^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Radford, Virginia, 1926-1959
• Commonwealth's attorney, Radford, Virginia, 1928-1936
• Member, Virginia State Senate, 1944-1959^[1]

Judicial career

Western District of Virginia

Dalton was nominated by PresidentDwight Eisenhower on July 21, 1959, to a seat vacated byJohn Paul, Jr.; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 12, 1959, and received his commission onAugust 13th. He served aschief judge from 1960-1971. He assumedsenior status onOctober 12, 1976, and served in that capacity until his death onOctober 30, 1989.^[1] Dalton was succeeded in this position byGlen M. Williams.

See also

• United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

External links

• Judge Dalton's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Active judges	Chief Judge: Elizabeth K. Dillon  •  Robert Ballou  •  Thomas Cullen (Virginia)  •  Jasmine Yoon
Senior judges	James Jones (Federal judge)  •  Norman Moon  •  Michael Urbanski  •
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Former Chief judges	James Jones (Federal judge)  •  James Turk  •  Jackson Kiser  •  Samuel Wilson  •  John Paul, Jr.  •  Ted Dalton  •  Roby Thompson  •  Hiram Widener  •  Michael Urbanski  •

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