Arnold Krekel
How Judge Krekel rules, drawn from 12 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Judge Krekel no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Krekel decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In Ecfort, Krekel stressed good faith and the appearance of fairness when evaluating a creditor compromise.
“there should not only be the utmost good faith among the creditors, but it would be well to avoid everything calculated to thrown the shadow of a doubt upon them.”
Procedural preferences
In Bates, Krekel treated properly invoked federal jurisdiction as something the court could not simply yield to a parallel state proceeding.
“this court cannot relinquish its jurisdiction by transferring the case to the state circuit court of Macon county.”
Cautions
In the Timber Cases, Krekel instructed that bad faith had to be established from the evidence rather than presumed from timber cutting alone.
“The law presumes that he acted in good faith, and it is only when you are satisfied from the testimony and circumstances of the case that he did not so act, that you can find him guilty.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
Krekel instructed the jury on distinguishing good-faith homestead use from unlawful commercial timber cutting.
“The motion is, therefore, denied.”
Krekel instructed the jury on when an assault on a postmaster could constitute obstruction or delay of the mail.
“this amount will be set apart to the bankrupt in lieu of his homestead.”
“Greely is, therefore, declared a bankrupt, and adjudged accordingly.”
“That part of the motion to strike out defendant’s answer covered by this opinion is overruled.”
Krekel instructed the jury on statutory duties to obliterate revenue stamps from emptied spirits containers.
Krekel instructed the jury on false claims against the United States and proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
Krekel instructed the jury in a civil-rights conspiracy prosecution concerning disguised violence against Black citizens.
Krekel instructed the jury on federal authority and liability for obstructing a deputy marshal executing process.
Krekel instructed the jury on an internal-revenue officer’s allegedly excessive fee demands and the reasonable-doubt standard.
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
No assigned docket records were returned under three plausible Krekel name variants.
A historical record
Judge Krekel no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.