Edward Kernan Campbell

Edward Kernan Campbell (April 17, 1858 – December 7, 1938) was chief judge of the Court of Claims.

He continued private practice in Birmingham, Alabama from 1884 to 1913.

[1] Campbell was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on May 1, 1913, to the Chief Justice seat on the Court of Claims (later the United States Court of Claims) vacated by Chief Justice Stanton J. Peelle.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 22, 1913, and received his commission the same day.

His service terminated on December 7, 1938, due to his death in Washington, D.C.[1] Campbell served as a special master for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in 1931.