Background
Rogge, Oetje John was born on October 12, 1903 in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Son of Hermann and Lydia Anna (Satorius) Rogge.
Rogge, Oetje John was born on October 12, 1903 in Cass County, Illinois, United States. Son of Hermann and Lydia Anna (Satorius) Rogge.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Illinois, 1922. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1925, Scientiae Juridicae Doctor, 1931.
Admitted to Illinois bar, 1925. Practice in Chicago, 1925-1930, 31-37. Counsel Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1934-1937.
Special counsel Securities and Exchange Commission, 1937-1938, assistant general counsel, 1938-1939.
Assistant attorney general of the United States in charge criminal division Department Justice, 1939-1940. Special assistant to attorney general United States, 1943-1946.
Former partner firm Weisman, Celler, Spett, Modlin & Wertheimer, New York City. Private practice, New York City.
Member Egypt Exploration Society, American Bar Association (member committee international criminal jurisdiction), New York County Lawyers Association, Association Bar City New York, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Nellie Alma Luther, January 1, 1926. Married second, Wanda Lucille Johnston, December 15, 1940. Children: Genevieve Oetjeanne, Hermann.