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Philip Willis Tone

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972–1974

Philip Willis Tone , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Philip Willis Tone (April 9, 1923 – November 28, 2001) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

  • University of IowaA.B., 1943
  • University of Iowa College of LawJ.D., 1948

Career

U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1943-1946; Law clerk, Hon. Wiley B. Rutledge, Supreme Court of the United States, 1948-1949; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1949-1950; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1950-1972, 1980-

Biography

Philip Willis Tone (April 9, 1923 – November 28, 2001) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and previously a judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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