Joseph Casey (politician)

Joseph Casey (born December 17, 1814 in Ringgold Manor , Washington County , Maryland , †  February 10, 1879 in Washington, DC ) was an American lawyer and politician . Between 1849 and 1851 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives ; later he became a federal judge .

Career

After studying law in Carlisle and being admitted to the bar in 1838, Joseph Casey began working in this profession in Bloomfield, Pennsylvania. He later moved his residence and his law firm to New Berlin . Politically, he became a member of the Whig Party . In the congressional elections of 1848 Casey was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington in the 13th constituency of Pennsylvania, where he succeeded James Pollock on March 4, 1849 . Since he did not run for re-election in 1850, he could only complete one legislative period in Congress until March 3, 1851 . This was shaped by the discussions about slavery . It was during this time that the compromise of 1850 proposed by Henry Clay was passed.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, Joseph Casey practiced law again. In 1856 he was employed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania as a reporter of the decisions ; in May 1861 he was appointed a federal judge at the Court of Claims by the new US President Abraham Lincoln . From 1863 to 1870 he presided over this court. He then worked again as a lawyer in Washington, where he died on February 10, 1879.

Web links

• Joseph Casey in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
• Joseph Casey in the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
• Joseph Casey in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
James Pollock	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (13th constituency) March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851	James Gamble
George Parker Scarburgh	Judge in the Court of Claims July 22, 1861 - December 1, 1870	Charles D. Drake