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J. Otis Humphrey

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois · 1901

J. Otis Humphrey , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. J. Otis Humphrey (December 30, 1850 – June 14, 1918) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois from 1901 to 1918.

Education

  • Shurtleff College, Alton, Illinois
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Career

Legal clerk, Illinois State Office of Railroad and Warehouse Commissioners, 1880-1883; Private practice, Springfield, Illinois, 1883-1897; U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, 1897-1901

Biography

J. Otis Humphrey (December 30, 1850 – June 14, 1918) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois from 1901 to 1918.

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