[1] Born in Fletcher, Ohio, Munger attended Grinnell College and Northwestern University, then read law to enter the bar in 1885.

[2] On February 27, 1907, Munger was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska created by 34 Stat.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1907, and received his commission the same day.

He assumed senior status on July 31, 1941, serving in that capacity until his death on November 29, 1941, in Lincoln.

Having served for over 34 years, Munger was Roosevelt's longest-serving judicial appointee and the last in active service.