Alexander Caldwell (Virginia)

Alexander Caldwell (November 1, 1774 – April 8, 1839) was a federal judge from Virginia.

Caldwell read law to enter the bar in 1816. He was in private practice in Westville, Pennsylvania from 1816 to 1818, and in Missouri from 1818 to 1820, before settling in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1820.

On October 28, 1825, Caldwell received a recess appointment from John Quincy Adams to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia vacated by the resignation of Philip C. Pendleton. Formally was nominated on December 13, 1825, Caldwell was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 3, 1826. He served as judge until his death, in Wheeling, in 1839 at age 67. He was succeeded by Isaac S. Pennybacker.

Sources

• Alexander Caldwell at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.