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Richard Bevan Austin
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1961
Richard Bevan Austin , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 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.
Education
- Denison UniversityPh.B., 1923
- University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 1926
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1926-1933, 1948-1952; State's Attorney's Office, Cook County, Illinois, 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; Judge, Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1953-1960; Chief justice, Criminal Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1954-1955, 1960-1961; Candidate for governor, Illinois, 1956
Biography
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.
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