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Harold Albert Baker
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · 1978–1979
Harold Albert Baker , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. Harold Albert Baker (October 4, 1929 – September 18, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He was originally appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois in 1978 by Jimmy Carter and then reassigned to the newly created Central District in 1979. He became a senior judge in 1994.
Education
- Columbia University
- University of IllinoisA.B., 1951
- University of Illinois College of LawJ.D., 1956
Career
U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1951-1953; Private practice, Champaign, Illinois, 1956-1978; Adjunct faculty member, University of Illinois College of Law, 1972-1978; Senior counsel, President's Commission on CIA Activities in the United States, 1975
Biography
Harold Albert Baker (October 4, 1929 – September 18, 2023) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois. He was originally appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois in 1978 by Jimmy Carter and then reassigned to the newly created Central District in 1979. He became a senior judge in 1994.
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