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Merrill E. Otis
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri · 1925
Merrill E. Otis , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Merrill E. Otis (July 7, 1884 – December 23, 1944) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
Education
- University of MissouriA.B., 1906
- University of MissouriA.M., 1910
- University of Missouri School of LawLL.B., 1910
Career
Private practice, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1911-1921; Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri, 1914; First assistant city counselor, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1915-1916; First assistant prosecutor, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1917-1918; First assistant attorney general, State of Missouri, 1921-1923; Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission, 1923-1924; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1924-1925
Biography
Merrill E. Otis (July 7, 1884 – December 23, 1944) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
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