Brian Barnett Duff

Judge Brian Barnett Duff

Personal

Birthday:

1930

Birthplace:

Dallas, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy lieutenant and law specialist, 1953-1956
U.S. Naval Reserve, 1957-1961
Assistant to C.E.O., Banker`s Life and Casualty, 1962-1967
Vice president/general counsel, R. H. Gore Co., 1968-1969
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1965-1976
State representative, Illinois, 1971-1976
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1976-1985; Criminal Division, 1976-1979; Law Jury Division, 1979-1985

Education

Name of School:

University of Notre Dame

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1953

Name of School - Second:

DePaul University's College of Law

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1962

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

10/17/1985

Retirement from Active Service:

10/30/1996