▁terms . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 5 , ▁Governor ▁James ▁W . ▁Gr imes ▁appointed ▁Bald win ▁to ▁a ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁Iowa ▁District ▁Court ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁W . ▁H . ▁See vers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁Bald win ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁Council ▁Bl uff s , ▁Iowa , ▁his ▁last ▁place ▁of ▁residence . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 9 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁the ▁State , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁election ▁held ▁under ▁the ▁re vised ▁constitution , ▁which ▁provided ▁for ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁jud ges ▁by ▁the ▁people . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁by ▁senior ity ▁in ▁office ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁state . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁he ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law , ▁decl ining ▁re - e lection ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁President ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁for ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Iowa . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Commission ers ▁of ▁the ▁Alabama ▁Cla ims , ▁which ▁position ▁he ▁occupied ▁until ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁of ▁heart ▁disease . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Iowa ▁Jud icial ▁Branch ▁Past ▁Iowa ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁Just ices ▁page ▁for ▁C ale b ▁Bald win ▁( I owa ) ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category