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Isaac Charles Parker (October 15, 1838 – November 17, 1896), also known as "Hanging Judge" Parker, was an American politician and jurist. He served as a United States representative from Missouri and was appointed as the first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas , which also ...
Apr 20, 2024 · For twenty-one years, Judge Isaac C. Parker held the bench of the U.S. Court for the Western District of Arkansas. His tenure was unique in the history of the federal judiciary; while most U.S. district judges toiled away on civil cases, Parker heard thousands of criminal complaints involving disputes and violence between Indians and non-Indians.
Judge Isaac Parker, often called the 'Hanging Judge,' from Fort Smith, Arkansas ruled over the lawless land of Indian Territory in the late 1800s.
Oct 20, 2023 · If Isaac Parker was the “Hanging Judge,” a person might expect to find him fiery, vindictive, or at least temperamental. But it was not so. One historian even went so far as to say he may have been a “trifle dull.” He was also reportedly friendly and humorous in private life.
Sep 30, 2021 · It holds court in the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, three blocks from the National Historic Site. Today the court has federal jurisdiction over the western counties of the State of Arkansas.
Jan 3, 2024 · Isaac Charles Parker served as federal judge for the Federal Court of the Western District of Arkansas in Fort Smith (Sebastian County). He tried 13,490 cases, with 9,454 of them resulting in guilty pleas or convictions.
I.C. Parker, U.S. District Judge. As a result of his four years in Congress, Isaac Parker stood a good chance of receiving an appointment to a government office. In early March 1875, President Grant forwarded Parker's nomination as chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Utah Territory.
The Words of Judge Parker During his lifetime career as a politician and judge, Isaac Parker was a prolific speaker and writer. His charges to juries were known to last up to two hours in length.
Apr 20, 2010 · Judge Isaac Parker, better known as the “Hanging Judge,” was nominated as judge for the Western District of Arkansas by none other than President Grant. It was March 18, 1875, and even though Judge Parker was a formidable man, he still had a lot to prove.
Judge Isaac Parker - 1895: The Hanging Judge During his years on the bench, Judge Parker heard more than 12,000 criminal cases, 344 of them capital crimes. 160 men were convicted of rape or murder and sentenced to death by hanging. Only about half, 79 men, actually died on the gallows.
