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Frederick Olen Mercer

Frederick Olen Mercer

Illinois Southern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Born 1901 in Vermont, IL

Died 1966

FJC ID: 1620

Frederick Olen Mercer (March 11, 1901 – April 3, 1966) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Canton, Illinois
    1940–1956
  2. Private practice, Lewistown, Illinois
    1934–1940
  3. Fulton County [Illinois] Court
    Judge · 1926–1934
  4. Fulton County, Illinois
    Assistant state's attorney · 1924–1926

Appointments

  1. Illinois Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IllinoisChief Judge
    1956–1966 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Illinois College of Law
    University of Illinois College of Law
    LL.B. · 1924