Robert Morgan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Years in office: 1982 - 2002

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Years in office: 1979 - 1982

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United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois

Years in office: 1967 - 1979

Education

Bachelor's

Bradley University, 1934

Law

University of Chicago Law School, 1937

Personal

Birthplace

Peoria, IL

Robert Dale Morgan (1912-2002) was afederal judge for theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and theUnited States District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Morgan was nominated to the Southern District of Illinois by PresidentLyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated byFrederick Mercer; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commissionthat same day. From 1972-1979, he served as thechief judge. He served the Southern District of Illinois until he was reassigned to the Central District of Illinois onMarch 31, 1979. From 1979-1982, he served as thechief judge. He assumedsenior status onMay 28, 1982. He served the Central District of Illinois until his death onMay 29, 2002.^[1] Morgan was succeeded in this position byMichael Mihm.

Early life and education

• Bradley University, B.A., 1934
• University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1937^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Peoria, Illinois, 1937-1942
• U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 1938-1946
• U.S. Army, 1942-1946
• Private practice, Peoria, Illinois, 1946-1967
• Mayor, Peoria, Illinois, 1953-1957^[1]

Judicial career

Southern District of Illinois

Morgan was nominated to the Southern District of Illinois by PresidentLyndon Johnson on May 24, 1967, to a seat vacated byFrederick Mercer; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commissionthat same day. From 1972-1979, he served as thechief judge. He served the Southern District of Illinois until he was reassigned to the Central District of Illinois onMarch 31, 1979.

Central District of Illinois

Morgan served the Southern District of Illinois until he was reassigned to the Central District of Illinois onMarch 31, 1979. From 1979-1982, Morgan served as thechief judge. He assumedsenior status onMay 28, 1982. He served the Central District of Illinois until his death onMay 29, 2002.^[1] Morgan was succeeded in this position byMichael Mihm.

External links

• Judge Morgan's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Active judges	Chief Judge: Nancy J. RosenstengelChief Judge: Staci Michelle Yandle  •  David Herndon (Illinois)  •  Stephen P. McGlynn (Illinois)  •  David Dugan
Senior judges	John Gilbert  •
Magistrate judges	Reona Daly  •  Mark Beatty  •  Gilbert Sison  •
Former Article III judges	David Herndon (Illinois)  •  Patrick G. Murphy  •  Michael Joseph Reagan  •  William Stiehl  •  James Foreman  •  William Juergens  •  William Beatty  •  Robert Morgan  •  Samuel Hubbel Treat  •  William Joshua Allen  •  J. Otis Humphrey  •  Louis FitzHenry  •  Charles Guy Briggle  •  James Earl Major  •  Jackson Adair  •  James Ackerman  •  Frederick Mercer  •  Omer Poos  •  Paul E. Riley  •  Harlington Wood  •
Former Chief judges	David Herndon (Illinois)  •  John Gilbert  •  Patrick G. Murphy  •  Michael Joseph Reagan  •  William Stiehl  •  James Foreman  •  Robert Morgan  •  Charles Guy Briggle  •  Frederick Mercer  •  Omer Poos  •

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Active judges	Chief Judge: Sara Lynn Darrow  •  Colin Stirling Bruce  •  Jonathan E. Hawley  •  Colleen Lawless
Senior judges	Sue Myerscough  •  Michael Mihm  •  Richard Mills  •  Joe McDade  •  James E. Shadid  •
Magistrate judges	Thomas Schanzle-Haskins  •  Jonathan E. Hawley  •  Eric I. Long  •
Former Article III judges	Michael McCuskey  •  Harold Baker  •  Robert Morgan  •  Henry Wise  •  Jeanne Scott  •  James Ackerman  •
Former Chief judges	Michael Mihm  •  Joe McDade  •  Harold Baker  •  Robert Morgan  •  James Ackerman  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byLyndon Johnson
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1965	Bryant •Celebrezze •Coffin •Coleman •Collinson •Corcoran •Doyle •Eubanks •Fortas •Frankel •Gasch •Gibson •Gordon •Harris •Hemphill •Hill •Hunter •Landis •Langley •Leventhal •Maxwell •McEntee •Mehrtens •Nichol •Reynolds •Russell •Smith •Tamm •Thornberry •Young
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1967	Arnow •Beckworth •Belloni •Butzner •Cancio •Carter •Clayton •Combs •Comiskey •Curtin •Eaton •Edenfield •Fernandez-Badillo •Gesell •Gordon •Jones •Keith •Kellam •Lambros •Maletz •Marshall •Masterson •Merhige •Morgan •Murray •Neville •Pollack •Pregerson •Theis •Troutman •Van Dusen •Waddy •Weiner •Weinstein •Whipple •Williams
1968	Aldisert •Baldwin •Bownes •Bright •Green •Gubow •Henderson •Holloway •Hufstedler •Judd •Justice •Keady •Kerner, Jr. •Lasker •Latchum •Lawrence •McMillan •Morgan •Newman •Nixon •Pratt •Re •Rosenstein •Schwartz •Smith •Stahl •Travia •Woodward