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William Joseph Campbell
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
William Joseph Campbell served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Oct 7, 1940.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Oct 7, 1940
- Born
- 1905
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisFranklin D. Roosevelt · Oct 7, 1940 – Oct 19, 1988
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of LawJ.D., 1926
- Loyola University Chicago School of LawLL.M., 1928
Career
Attorney, Travelers Insurance Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1925-1930; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1930-1940; State administrator for Illinois, National Youth Administration, 1935-1938; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1938-1940; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1958-1961; Assistant director, Federal Judicial Center, 1971-1988
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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.
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