David H. Coar

Judge David H. Coar

Personal

Birthday:

1943

Birthplace:

Birmingham, AL

Race or Ethnicity:

African American

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1965
U.S. Marine Corps Reserve sergeant, 1965-1971
Legal intern, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York City, 1970-1971
Private practice, Mobile, Alabama 1971-1972
Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1972-1974
Associate professor/associate dean, DePaul University College of Law, 1974-79, 1982-86
U.S. trustee, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1982
Visiting professor of law, College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe Law School, 1985

Education

Name of School:

Syracuse University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1964

Name of School - Second:

Loyola University, Chicago School of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1969

Name of School - Third:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Third:

LL.M.

Degree Year - Third:

1970

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

William J. Clinton

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

10/7/1994

Retirement from Active Service:

8/12/2009

Termination Date:

12/31/2010

Termination Reason:

Retirement

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, 1986-1994