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 United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two fi ...

Early life and education

Haddon was born in

West Monroe, Louisiana West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the Ouachita River, across from the neighboring city of Monroe. The two cities are often referred to as the Twin Cities of northeast Louisiana. Its population ...

. He received a

Bachelor of Science A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of ...

from

Rice University William Marsh Rice University (Rice University) is a Private university, private research university in Houston, Houston, Texas. It is on a 300-acre campus near the Houston Museum District and adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. Rice is ranke ...

in 1959 and a

Juris Doctor The Juris Doctor (J.D. or JD), also known as Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D., JD, D.Jur., or DJur), is a graduate-entry professional degree in law and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...

from the University of Montana School of Law in 1965.

Career

Haddon was an Immigration Patrol Inspector,

United States Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is a Federal law enforcement in the United States, federal law enforcement agency under the United States' U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Customs and Border Protection and is responsible for securing ...

from 1959–1961. He was an Agent with the Federal Bureau of Narcotics from 1961–1962. Haddon began his legal career as a law clerk for

William James Jameson William James Jameson (August 8, 1898 – October 8, 1990) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Education and career Born in Butte, Montana, Jameson received an Artium Baccalaureus ...

. He was in private practice in

Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columbi ...

from 1966–2001 at the law firm of Boone, Karlberg and Haddon. Since 1971 he has been an adjunct instructor at the University of Montana School of Law.w

Federal judicial service

Haddon, along with

Richard F. Cebull Richard Frank Cebull (born March 18, 1944) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Early life and career Born in Billings, Montana, and raised in Roundup, Montana, Cebull receiv ...

, was recommended for the United States District Court for the District of Montana by Montana Senators Max Baucus and

Conrad Burns Conrad Ray Burns (January 25, 1935 – April 28, 2016) was an American politician who served as a United States Senator from Montana and later was a lobbyist. He was only the second Republican popularly elected to represent Montana in the Senate ...

. He would fill the

Great Falls Great may refer to: Descriptions or measurements * Great, a relative measurement in physical space, see Size * Greatness, being divine, majestic, superior, majestic, or transcendent People * List of people known as "the Great" *Artel Great (born ...

seat vacated by Judge

Charles C. Lovell Charles C. Lovell (September 10, 1929 – June 14, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Biography Early life and education Born in Anaconda, Montana, Lovell received a Bach ...

. President

George W. Bush George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. A member of the Republican Party, Bush family, and son of the 41st president George H. W. Bush, he ...

nominated Haddon on May 17, 2001. Haddon was confirmed by the

United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and pow ...

on July 20, 2001 with a unanimous 95-0 vote. He was sworn in on July 25, 2001. Haddon took

senior status Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the Federal judiciary of the United States, federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of servi ...

on December 31, 2012. Cebull also retired from active service a few months later, leaving

Dana L. Christensen Dana Lewis Christensen (born May 23, 1951) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana. Education Christensen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1973 from Stanford University and a Juri ...

the only active judge. Haddon ceased taking cases after August 31, 2023.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddon, Sam Ellis 1937 births Living people 21st-century American judges 20th-century American lawyers Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Montana Rice University alumni United States Border Patrol agents United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush University of Montana alumni University of Montana faculty People from Great Falls, Montana