Nathan Cayton (January 15, 1899[1][2] - February 12, 1977) was an American attorney and jurist who served on District of Columbia Municipal Court from 1927 to 1942 and on the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 1942 to 1956, including as chief judge from 1946 to 1956.
Nathan Cayton was born in 1899[3] in Washington, D.C..[4] Cayton attended Central High School, graduating in 1916, and received a scholarship to the National University School of Law, graduating in 1918,[1] receiving both LL.B.
[4] After graduating, Cayton worked for the Department of War for around a year, before entering private practice in 1919.
[5] In 1930, Cayton made a controversial remark, claiming that there was a "Jewish crime wave".
[2] Cayton retired from the bench in 1956,[8] and was succeeded in the capacity of chief justice by Leo A.