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Judge Richard Bevan Austin
Judge
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Richard Bevan Austin served as Judge on the District Court, N.D. Illinois from 1961 to 1977. The appointment came from John Kennedy in 1961. Education: B.A. from Denison University.
- Court
- District Court, N.D. Illinois
- Position
- Judge
- Appointed By
- John Kennedy
- Active
- 1961 – 1977
- Party
- Democratic
Education
- B.A.Denison University (1923)
Career History
- JudgeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois (1961 – 1977) — appointed by John Kennedy
- Candidate for governor1956 – present
- Chief justice1960 – 1961
- Chief justice1954 – 1955
- Judge1953 – 1960
- first assistant state's attorney1952 – 1953
- State's Attorney's Office1951 – 1953
- special prosecutor1951 – 1952
- Private practice1948 – 1952
- first assistant state's attorney1947 – 1948
- acting state's attorney1947 – 1948
- State's Attorney's Office1933 – 1948
- assistant state's attorney1933 – 1947
- Private practice1926 – 1933
Cases before Judge Austin
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