Omer Poos

Omer Poos
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office August 31, 1973 – August 11, 1976
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office 1966–1972
Preceded by	Frederick Olen Mercer
Succeeded by	Robert Dale Morgan
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office August 21, 1958 – August 31, 1973
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Charles Guy Briggle
Succeeded by	Harlington Wood Jr.
Personal details
Born	Omer Poos (1902-08-22)August 22, 1902 Mount Olive, Illinois
Died	August 11, 1976(1976-08-11) (aged 73)
Education	Saint Louis University School of Law (LL.B.)

Omer Poos (August 22, 1902 – August 11, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born in Mount Olive, Illinois, Poos received a Bachelor of Laws from Saint Louis University School of Law in 1924. He was in private practice in Mount Olive from 1924 to 1939, and then in Hillsboro, Illinois until 1958.

Federal judicial service

On August 16, 1958, Poos was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Charles Guy Briggle. Poos was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 19, 1958, and received his commission on August 21, 1958. He served as Chief Judge from 1966 to 1972, assuming senior status on August 31, 1973. Poos served in that capacity until his death on August 11, 1976.

Sources

• Omer Poos at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois