Warren Henry Orr (November 5, 1888 – January 12, 1962) was an American jurist. Born in Hannibal, Missouri, Orr received his bachelor's degree from

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and his law degree from the

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. He worked in the newspaper business while in college. Orr was admitted to the Illinois and Missouri bars. He practiced law in

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, then in Hamilton, Illinois, and Carthage, Illinois. He served as city attorney for Hamilton, Illinois and county judge for

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. From 1930 until 1939, Orr served in the

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. He then practiced law in

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and was a Democratic candidate for

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losing to Adlai Stevenson in 1948. Orr died in

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.'Warren H. Orr, Ex-High Court Justice, Dies,' Chicago Tribune, January 14, 1962, part 9, pg. 39

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