William Thomas Hart
William Thomas Hart | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
In office June 1, 1996 – January 17, 2023 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
In office April 21, 1982 – June 1, 1996 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | John Powers Crowley |
Succeeded by | Rebecca R. Pallmeyer |
Personal details | |
Born | Joliet, Illinois, U.S. | February 4, 1929
Died | January 17, 2023 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 93)
Education | Loyola University Chicago (JD) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | |
Branch/service | |
Years of service | 1951–1953 |
William Thomas Hart (February 4, 1929 – January 17, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education and career
[edit]Born in Joliet, Illinois, Hart received a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1951. He was in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953. He was an assistant United States attorney of the Northern District of Illinois from 1954 to 1956. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1956 to 1982. He was a special assistant state attorney general of Illinois from 1957 to 1958. He was a special assistant state's attorney of Cook County, Illinois in 1960.[1]
Federal judicial service
[edit]Hart was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on March 11, 1982, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge John Powers Crowley. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 20, 1982, and received his commission on April 21, 1982. He assumed senior status on June 1, 1996, a position he held until his death on January 17, 2023.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hart, William Thomas - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Sources
[edit]- William Thomas Hart at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- William Thomas Hart's obituary
- 1929 births
- 2023 deaths
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan
- 20th-century American judges
- United States Army officers
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni
- Military personnel from Joliet, Illinois
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- 21st-century American judges