Robert Dale Morgan (May 27, 1912 – May 29, 2002) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Robert Dale Morgan
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
May 28, 1982 – May 29, 2002
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
1979–1982
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJ. Waldo Ackerman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
March 31, 1979 – May 28, 1982
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 93 Stat. 6
Succeeded byMichael M. Mihm
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office
1972–1979
Preceded byOmer Poos
Succeeded byJames L. Foreman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office
June 12, 1967 – March 31, 1979
Appointed byLyndon B. Johnson
Preceded byFrederick Olen Mercer
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Mayor of Peoria
In office
1953–1957
Preceded byJoseph O'Neill Malone
Succeeded byEugene L. Leiter
Personal details
Born
Robert Dale Morgan

(1912-05-27)May 27, 1912
Peoria, Illinois
DiedMay 29, 2002(2002-05-29) (aged 90)
Peoria, Illinois
EducationBradley University (B.A.)
University of Chicago Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

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Born in Peoria, Illinois, Morgan received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bradley University in 1934. He received a Juris Doctor from University of Chicago Law School in 1937. He was in private practice of law in Peoria from 1937 to 1942. He was a United States Commissioner of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois from 1938 to 1946. He was in the United States Army from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice of law in Peoria from 1946 to 1967. He was Mayor of Peoria from 1953 to 1957.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Morgan was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Frederick Olen Mercer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 12, 1967, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1979. He was reassigned by operation of law on March 31, 1979, to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois to a new seat established by 93 Stat. 6. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1982. He assumed senior status on May 28, 1982. His service was terminated on May 29, 2002, due to his death in Peoria.[1]

Personal

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Morgan married Betty Harbers Morgan of Peoria on October 14, 1939; she died in September 2010.[2] They had two sons.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Robert Dale Morgan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ a b "Betty Morgan". Peoria Journal Star. Peoria, Illinois: GateHouse Media. 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2011-10-20.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
1967–1979
Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
1972–1979
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Seat established by 93 Stat. 6
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
1979–1982
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Office established
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
1979–1982
Succeeded by