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Frank James McGarr

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1970

Frank James McGarr , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 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.

Education

  • Loyola University ChicagoA.B., 1942
  • Loyola University Chicago School of LawJ.D., 1950

Career

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

Biography

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.

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