Marion Jones Callister

Marion Callister
Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho
In office June 6, 1989 – June 24, 1997
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho
In office 1981–1988
Preceded by	Ray McNichols
Succeeded by	Harold Ryan
Judge of the U.S. District Court for Idaho
In office September 1, 1976 – June 6, 1989
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Blaine Anderson
Succeeded by	Edward Lodge
Personal details
Born	Marion Jones Callister June 6, 1921 Moreland, Idaho
Died	June 24, 1997 (aged 76) Boise, Idaho
Resting place	Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Nina Lynn Hayes Callister (b.1928)
Children	1 son, 11 daughters
Alma mater	University of Utah (B.S.L., 1950, J.D., 1951)
Profession	Attorney
Religion	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1944–1946
Battles/wars	World War II

Marion Jones Callister (June 6, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was a United States federal judge in Idaho.

Born in Moreland, Idaho, Callister graduated from Blackfoot High School in 1939 and was in the U.S. Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1946. He received a B.S.L. from the University of Utah in 1950, and a J.D. from its College of Law in 1951.

Callister was an assistant county attorney of Blackfoot, Idaho from 1951 to 1952, and an assistant U.S. Attorney of the District of Idaho from 1953 to 1957. He was in private practice in Boise from 1958 to 1969. Callister was a state district judge from 1970 to 1975, and was thereafter the United States Attorney for the District of Idaho from 1975 to 1976.

On July 19, 1976, Callister was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Idaho vacated by Blaine Anderson for the U.S. Court of Appeals. Callister was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 26 and received his commission on September 1, 1976.

Callister served as chief judge from 1981 to 1988, assuming senior status on June 6, 1989. He served in that capacity for eight years until his death in 1997 in Boise.^[1]

Callister is buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References

1. "Judge Marion Callister". Daily Courier. Prescott, Arizona. (obituary). June 27, 1997. p. 5A.

Sources

• Marion Jones Callister at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Marion Jones Callister at Find a Grave