- Home
- Appointees
- William Joseph Bauer
William Joseph Bauer
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971–1974
William Joseph Bauer , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. William Joseph Bauer (September 15, 1926 – December 15, 2025) was an American judge who was a senior circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago from 1974 until his death, having been nominated to the position by President Gerald Ford.
Education
- Elmhurst CollegeA.B., 1949
- DePaul University College of LawJ.D., 1952
Career
U.S. Army, 1945-1947; Assistant state's attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1952-1956; Private practice, Illinois, 1953-1964; Instructor, Elmhurst College, 1952-1959; First assistant state's attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1956-1958; State's attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1959-1964; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Eighteenth Judicial Circuit, 1964-1970; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1970-1971; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1987-1993
Biography
William Joseph Bauer (September 15, 1926 – December 15, 2025) was an American judge who was a senior circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago from 1974 until his death, having been nominated to the position by President Gerald Ford.
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
More
From Senate roll call votes, Wikidata, Wikipedia and Office of Government Ethics records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “William Joseph Bauer : Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j122/william-joseph-bauer (accessed 2026-10-12).