Halsted Ritter | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida | |
| In office February 15, 1929 – April 17, 1936 | |
| Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Rhydon Mays Call |
| Succeeded by | John W. Holland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Halsted Lockwood Ritter July 14, 1868 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 15, 1951 (aged 83) Laurel, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Relatives | Mary Ritter Beard (sister) Charles A. Beard (brother-in-law) |
| Education | DePauw University (BPhil, LLB, MA) |
Halsted Lockwood Ritter (July 14, 1868 – October 15, 1951) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He was the thirteenth individual to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives and the fourth individual to be convicted and removed from office in an impeachment trial before the United States Senate. He was also the last federal official to be impeached by the House of Representatives until Harry E. Claiborne (not counting on Richard Nixon, who resigned before he was impeached), when he was impeached and removed from office by the Senate for tax evasion in 1986.