Admitted
1958, Illinois; 1959, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois; 1962, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1965, U.S. Supreme Court; 1968, U.S. Court of Military Appeals
Law School
University of Illinois, J.D., 1958
Law School Graduation Year
1958
College
Yale University, B.A., 1952
Memberships
Peoria County (Secretary/Treasurer, 1961-1965), Illinois State (Member, 1965-1971 and Chairman, 1969-1970, Criminal Law Section Council; Member, 1971-1976 and Chairman, 1974-1975, Judicial Administrative Council) and American (Director, Crime Control Project, 1969-1970) Bar Associations; Clarence Darrow Inn of Court (President, 1990).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Illinois Supreme Court Committees: Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions, 1982-1991; Criminal Justice Programs, 1970-1982; Judicial Information Systems, 1980-1982 and Subcommittee on Judicial Education, 1978-1981. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Illinois, 1961-1964. First Assistant States Attorney, Peoria County, Illinois, 1964-1965. U.S. Attorney, Southern District of Illinois, 1965-1969. Chief Judge, 1979-1981 and Circuit Judge, 1970-1990, Tenth Judicial Circuit of Illinois. Illinois Governor's Criminal Justice Award, 1972. Member: Illinois Law Enforcement Commission, 1973-1977; Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 1983-1985. Director: Southside Bank of Peoria, 1991—; Children's Home Association of Illinois, 1991—.
Military
Ret. Capt., USNR, JAGC, 1990 (active duty, 1952-1955)