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Brian Barnett Duff

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1985

Brian Barnett Duff , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Brian Barnett Duff (September 15, 1930 – February 25, 2016) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

  • University of Notre DameA.B., 1953
  • DePaul University College of LawJ.D., 1962

Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant and law specialist, 1953-1956; U.S. Naval Reserve, 1957-1961; Assistant to C.E.O., Banker's Life and Casualty, 1962-1967; Vice president/general counsel, R. H. Gore Co., 1968-1969; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1976; State representative, Illinois, 1971-1976; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1976-1985; Criminal Division, 1976-1979; Law Jury Division, 1979-1985

Biography

Brian Barnett Duff (September 15, 1930 – February 25, 2016) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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