- Paul Charlton (judge)
Paul Charlton (
2 November 1856 –3 June 1917 ) was aUnited States District Judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1911 to 1913.Biography
Charlton was born in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and studiedlaw atYale University as a classmate of futurePresident William Howard Taft andPuerto Rico Governor William H. Hunt . Prior to his two years on the bench, he served as legal counsel for the War Department'sBureau of Insular Affairs , which was responsible for the U.S. Government's administration of Puerto Rico and thePhilippines .Charlton was appointed as the federal judge in Puerto Rico by President Taft in 1911. He served until
26 March 1913 and was succeeded byPeter J. Hamilton . He remained in Puerto Rico, practicing law in San Juan.In 1910, Paul Charlton's son Porter Charlton murdered his wife at
Lake Como and then returned to the United States. When theUnited States District Court for the District of New Jersey ordered Porter Charlton's extradition, Paul Charlton appealed in a case heard by the United States Supreme Court asCharlton v. Kelly . On10 June 1913 the Supreme Court affirmed the extradition order.Paul Charlton died in
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico following surgery for acarbuncle .ources
*"Ex-Judge Charlton Dies in Porto Rico" "
The New York Times ", 5 June 1917.
*cite book | last=Oppenheim | first=L. | title=International Law: A Treatise | publisher=The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. | year=2005
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