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Otto Kerner Sr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1939
Otto Kerner Sr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Otto Kerner (February 22, 1884 – December 13, 1952) was the attorney general of Illinois and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Education
- Lake Forest UniversityLL.B., 1905
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1905-1915; Master in chancery, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1915-1927; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1927-1931; Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, First District, 1931-1932; Attorney general, State of Illinois, 1932-1938
Biography
Otto Kerner (February 22, 1884 – December 13, 1952) was the attorney general of Illinois and a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
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