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Harold Albert Baker

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois

Harold Albert Baker served on the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1929

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of IllinoisJimmy Carter · Sep 22, 1978 – Mar 31, 1979
  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of IllinoisNone (reassignment) · – Jan 2, 2022

Education

  • Columbia University
  • University of IllinoisA.B., 1951
  • University of Illinois College of LawJ.D., 1956

Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1951-1953; Private practice, Champaign, Illinois, 1956-1978; Adjunct faculty member, University of Illinois College of Law, 1972-1978; Senior counsel, President's Commission on CIA Activities in the United States, 1975

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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