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David H. Coar

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1994

David H. Coar , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. David Herndon Coar (born August 11, 1943) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

  • Syracuse UniversityB.A., 1964
  • Loyola University Chicago School of LawJ.D., 1969
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.M., 1970

Career

U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1965; U.S. Marine Corps Reserve sergeant, 1965-1971; Legal intern, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, New York City, 1970-1971; Private practice, Mobile, Alabama 1971-1972; Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1972-1974; Associate professor/associate dean, DePaul University College of Law, 1974-79, 1982-86; U.S. trustee, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1982; Visiting professor of law, College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe Law School, 1985

Biography

David Herndon Coar (born August 11, 1943) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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