Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.

Judge Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.

Personal

Birthday:

10/6/1917

Birthplace:

Elgin, IL

Date of Death:

3/19/2004

Place of Death:

Elgin, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1943
U.S. Army lieutenant, Infantry, 1943-1946
Private practice, Elgin, Illinois, 1946-1973
Special assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1969-1973
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1973-1974

Education

Name of School:

University of Illinois

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1941

Name of School - Second:

University of Illinois College of Law

Established more than a century ago, the College shares the world-class reputation of the University of Illinois. One of 16 colleges, schools, and institutes on the University's flagship Urbana-Champaign campus, the law school is consistently ranked among the nation's top 10 public law schools and a peer of the nation's private elite. You'll find the College of Law to be a unique blend of tradition and innovation, attributes you might expect from a college sharing space with the birthplace of the light-emitting diode and the first graphical Web browser.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1943

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Gerald Ford

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/21/1974

Retirement from Active Service:

4/30/1979

Termination Date:

3/19/2004

Termination Reason:

Death