William Bauer's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Seventh Circuit
Contact Information
Office
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street, Room 2722
Chicago, IL 60604
Full Name:
William J. Bauer
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1926
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
JD, DePaul University College of Law, 1952
AB, Elmhurst College, 1949
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Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1994-present
Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1974-1986, 1993-1994
Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1986-1993
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1971-1975
Nominated by President Gerald Ford, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, December 11, 1974
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, December 19, 1974
United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1970-1971
Nominated by President Richard M. Nixon, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, September 14, 1971
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, November 8, 1971
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 1964-1970
State's Attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1959-1964
Attorney, Private Practice, Illinois, 1953-1964
Instructor, Elmhurst College, 1952-1959
First Assistant State's Attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1956-1958
Assistant State's Attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1952-1956
Served, United States Army, 1945-1947
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-1993