Richard Bevan Austin (January 23, 1901 – February 7, 1977) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Richard Bevan Austin
Illinois Northern District Court
Born 1901 in Chicago, IL
Died 1977 in Chicago, IL
FJC ID: 72
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Criminal Court of Cook County [Illinois]Chief justice · 1954–1955, 1960–1961
- Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois]Judge · 1953–1960
- IllinoisCandidate for governor · 1956
- Cook County, IllinoisState's Attorney's Office · 1933–1948, 1951–1953
- ↳assistant state's attorney · 1933–1947
- ↳first assistant state's attorney · 1947–1948, 1952–1953
- ↳acting state's attorney · 1947–1948
- ↳special prosecutor · 1951–1952
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois1926–1933, 1948–1952
Appointments
1961–1977 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
J.D. · 1926- Denison UniversityPh.B. · 1923