Merrill Otis
Merrill Otis (1884-1944) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri.
He received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on March 23, 1925 to replace Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh. On December 8, 1925, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 14th, and received commission that same day.[1]He served until his death on December 23, 1944. Otis was succeeded in this position by Albert Ridge.
Early life and education
- University of Missouri, A.B., 1906
- University of Missouri, A.M., 1910
- University of Missouri, LL.B., 1910
Professional career
- Private practice, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1911-1921
- Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives, 1914
- First assistant city counselor, St. Joseph, 1915-1916
- First assistant prosecuting attorney, St. Joseph, Missouri, 1917-1918
- First assistant state attorney general, Missouri, 1921-1923
- Chairman, Missouri Public Service Commission, 1923-1924
- Assistant to the U.S. solicitor general, 1924-1925
Judicial career
Western District of Missouri
Otis received a recess appointment from President Calvin Coolidge on March 23, 1925 to replace Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh. On December 8, 1925, he was nominated. He was confirmed by the Senate on December 14th, and received commission that same day. He served until his death on December 23, 1944. Otis was succeeded in this position by Albert Ridge.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Arba Seymour Van Valkenburgh |
Western District of Missouri 1925–1944 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Albert Ridge
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
