Bernard Martin Decker
Personal
Birthday:
4/2/1904
Birthplace:
Highland Park, IL
Date of Death:
11/3/1993
Place of Death:
Chicago, IL
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1929-1951
Law clerk to judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1944-1948
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, 1951-1962
Education
Name of School:
University of Illinois
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1926
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1929 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Court Name:
Illinois Northern District Court
President Nominating:
John F. Kennedy
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
4/2/1963
Retirement from Active Service:
4/2/1980
Termination Date:
11/3/1993
Termination Reason:
Death