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Frank James McGarr

Illinois Northern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Born 1921 in Chicago, IL

Died 2012 in Downers Grove, IL

FJC ID: 1549

Frank James McGarr (February 25, 1921 – January 6, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
    1952–1954, 1958–1969, 1988–2012
  2. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1985–1987
  3. Federal Judicial Center
    Board member · 1976–1980
  4. State of Illinois
    State of Illinois
    First assistant attorney general · 1969–1970
  5. Northern District of Illinois
    Northern District of Illinois
    First assistant U.S. attorney · 1954–1958
  6. Loyola University Chicago
    Assistant to the president · 1946–1952
  7. U.S. Navy
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. Illinois Northern District Court
    1970–1988 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Loyola University Chicago School of Law
    J.D. · 1950
  2. Loyola University Chicago
    A.B. · 1942