Richard Austin
Richard Bevan Austin (1901-1977) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Austin was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 7, 1961, to a seat vacated by Walter LaBuy; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 15, 1961, and received his commission that same day. He assumed senior status on October 10, 1975. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on February 7, 1977.[1] Austin was succeeded in this position by John Crowley.
Early life and education
- Denison University, Ph.B, 1923
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., 1926[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1926-1933, 1948-1952
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, 1933-1947
- First assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, 1947-1948, 1952-1953
- Acting state's attorney, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, 1947-1948
- Special prosecutor, Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, 1951-1952
- Judge, Superior Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, 1953-1960
- Candidate for State Governor, Illinois, 1956
- Chief justice of the Criminal Court of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, 1954-1955, 1960-1961[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Austin was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on August 7, 1961, to a seat vacated by Walter J. LaBuy; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 15, 1961, and received his commission that same day. He assumed senior status on October 10, 1975. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on February 7, 1977.[1] Austin was succeeded in this position by John Crowley.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Austin's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter LaBuy |
Northern District of Illinois 1961–1975 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Crowley
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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 | ||
