John William Showalter

John William Showalter (February 8, 1844 – December 10, 1898) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and of the United States Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit. Education and career John William Showalter was born in Mason County, Kentucky on February 8, 1844. He graduated from Yale University in 1867 and read law to enter the bar in 1871. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1870 to 1895. Federal judicial service