Charles Guy Briggle (January 27, 1883 – June 6, 1972) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Charles Guy Briggle
Illinois Southern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Born 1883 in Rushville, IL
Died 1972
FJC ID: 257
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 28/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 32/year
Illinois Southern District Court · 1932–1972
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Illinois Circuit Court, Sangamon CountyJudge · 1927–1932
- Private practice, Springfield, Illinois1907–1927
- Illinois Circuit Court, Sangamon CountyMaster in chancery · 1917–1927
- Private practice, Morris, Illinois1905–1907
Appointments
1932–1972 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1904