Alexander Caldwell (Virginia)

Alexander Caldwell (November 1, 1774 - April 8, 1839) was a federal judge from Virginia.

He practiced law in Pennsylvania and Missouri before settling in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1820.

Caldwell received a recess appointment from John Quincy Adams on October 28, 1825, to a seat vacated by Philip C. Pendleton on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Subsequently, Caldwell was nominated on December 13, 1825, and confirmed by the Senate on January 3, 1826.

He served as judge until his death in 1839 at age 67. He was succeeded by Isaac S. Pennybacker.