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Bernard Decker
Bernard Martin Decker (1904-1993) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Decker received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy (D) on December 12, 1962, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1963; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1963, and received his commission on April 2, 1963. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1980. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on November 3, 1993.[1] Decker was succeeded in this position by John Nordberg.
Early life and education
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, A.B., 1926
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1929[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1929-1951
- Law clerk to judge, Appellate Court of Illinois, 1944-1948
- Circuit court judge, State of Illinois, 1951-1962[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Northern District of Illinois
Decker received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on December 12, 1962, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; nominated on January 15, 1963; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 28, 1963, and received his commission on April 2, 1963. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1980. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on November 3, 1993.[1] Decker was succeeded in this position by John Nordberg.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Decker's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Northern District of Illinois 1963–1980 Seat #10 |
Succeeded by: John Nordberg
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
