Sam E. Haddon

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.

Sam Ellis Haddon
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana
Incumbent
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	(1937-06-19) June 19, 1937 (age 86) West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Education	Rice University (BS) University of Montana (JD)

Early life and education

Born in West Monroe, Louisiana, Haddon received a Bachelor of Science from Rice University in 1959 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Montana School of Law in 1965.

Career

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. He was in private practice in Montana from 1966–2001. Since 1971 he has been an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana School of Law.

Federal judicial service

Haddon is a senior United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Haddon was nominated by President George W. Bush on May 17, 2001, to a seat vacated by Charles C. Lovell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 20, 2001, and received his commission on July 25, 2001. He took senior status on December 31, 2012, and ceased taking cases after August 31, 2023 [1]. As of 2020, he is the last judge appointed by a Republican president to the District of Montana.

External links

• Sam E. Haddon at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Charles C. Lovell	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana 2001–2012	Succeeded by Brian Morris