William Lynch (Illinois)
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William Lynch
Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Education
Personal
William Joseph Lynch (1908-1976) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Lynch was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat vacated by Michael Igoe; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1966, and received commission on March 7, 1966. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on August 9, 1976.[1] Lynch was succeeded in this position by Nicholas Bua.
Early life and education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, LL.B., 1931[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1931-1933
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1933-1938
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1938-1942
- U.S. Navy, 1942-1946
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1946-1966
- Member, Illinois State Senate, 1950-1957
- Minority Leader, 1953, 1955, 1957[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Lynch was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat vacated by Michael Igoe; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1966, and received commission on March 7, 1966. He served the Northern District of Illinois until his death on August 9, 1976.[1] Lynch was succeeded in this position by Nicholas Bua.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Judge Lynch's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Michael Igoe |
Northern District of Illinois 1966–1976 Seat #6 |
Succeeded by: Nicholas Bua |
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | |
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | |
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | |
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | |
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward |
