Henry Seiler Wise

Henry Seiler Wise
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office March 31, 1979 – March 16, 1982
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office March 31, 1978 – March 31, 1979
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office 1972–1978
Preceded by	William George Juergens
Succeeded by	James L. Foreman
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office September 21, 1966 – March 31, 1978
Appointed by	Lyndon B. Johnson
Preceded by	Casper Platt
Succeeded by	Harold Baker
Personal details
Born	Henry Seiler Wise (1909-07-16)July 16, 1909 Mt. Carmel, Illinois
Died	March 16, 1982(1982-03-16) (aged 72) Danville, Illinois
Education	Washington University in St. Louis (A.B.) Washington University School of Law (LL.B.)

Henry Seiler Wise (July 16, 1909 – March 16, 1982) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, Wise received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 1933 and a Bachelor of Laws from Washington University School of Law in 1933. He was in private practice in Danville, Illinois from 1934 to 1966. He was a Commissioner of the Illinois Court of Claims from 1949 to 1953. He was a member of the Illinois Parole and Pardon Board from 1961 to 1966.

Federal judicial service

Wise was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 17, 1966, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Casper Platt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 20, 1966, and received his commission on September 21, 1966. He served as Chief Judge from 1972 to 1978, assuming senior status on March 31, 1978. Wise was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois on March 31, 1979, by 92 Stat. 883. His service terminated on March 16, 1982, due to his death in Danville.

Sources

• Henry Seiler Wise at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.