Bernard Martin Decker

Judge Bernard Martin Decker

Personal

Birthday:

4/2/1904

Birthplace:

Highland Park, IL

Date of Death:

11/3/1993

Place of Death:

Chicago, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Waukegan, Illinois, 1929-1951
Law clerk to judge, Illinois Appellate Court, 1944-1948
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, 1951-1962

Education

Name of School:

University of Illinois

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1926

Name of School - Second:

Harvard Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1929

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/2/1963

Retirement from Active Service:

4/2/1980

Termination Date:

11/3/1993

Termination Reason:

Death