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Casper Platt
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U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
Years in office: 1949 - 1965
Casper Platt (1892-1965) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.
He was nominated by President Harry Truman on September 15, 1949 to replace Walter Lindley. He was confirmed by the Senate on October 12th, and received his commission on October 13th. From 1956 to 1965, he was the chief judge. He served until his death on September 16, 1965.
Education
- University of Illinois, B.A., 1914
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1916
Professional career
- Private practice, Danville, Illinois, 1916-1917
- U.S. Army, 1917-1918
- Private practice, Danville, Illinois, 1918-1933
- City attorney, Danville, Illinois, 1927-1928
- Judge, Fifth Circuit Court of Illinois, 1933-1949
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
