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Merrill E. Otis
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Merrill E. Otis served on the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri. Appointed by Calvin Coolidge and confirmed Dec 14, 1925.
- Appointed by
- Calvin Coolidge
- Confirmed
- Dec 14, 1925
- Born
- 1884
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriCalvin Coolidge · Dec 14, 1925 – Dec 23, 1944
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
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