Casper Platt

Casper Platt
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
1956–1965
Preceded byFred Louis Wham
Succeeded byWilliam George Juergens
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
October 13, 1949 – September 16, 1965
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byWalter C. Lindley
Succeeded byHenry Seiler Wise
Personal details
Born
Casper Platt

(1892-06-06)June 6, 1892
Danville, Illinois
DiedSeptember 16, 1965(1965-09-16) (aged 73)
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.A.)
University of Chicago Law School (J.D.)

Casper Platt (June 6, 1892 – September 16, 1965) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois.