William Joseph Bauer

Personal

Birthday: 
1926
Birthplace: 
Chicago, IL
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1945-1947
Assistant state`s attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1952-1956
Private practice, Illinois, 1953-1964
Instructor, Elmhurst College, 1952-1959
First assistant state`s attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1956-1958
State`s attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1959-1964
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 1964-1970
U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1970-1971

Education

Name of School: 
Elmhurst College
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1949
Name of School - Second: 

DePaul University's College of Law

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Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1952

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Court Name: 

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
11/10/1971
Termination Date: 
1/3/1975
Termination Reason: 
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Court Name - Second: 

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second: 
12/20/1974
Retirement from Active Service - Second: 
10/31/1994