John Darrah

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John Darrah

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Education

Bachelor's

Loyola University, Chicago, 1965

Law

Loyola University, Chicago Law School, 1969

Personal
Birthplace
Chicago, Ill.

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John W. Darrah was a federal judge with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He first joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. He elected to take senior status beginning on March 1, 2017, and served as a senior judge until his death on March 23, 2017.[1][2]

Early life and education

Darrah graduated from Loyola University-Chicago with his bachelor's degree in 1965 and from Loyola-Chicago School of Law with his J.D. in 1969.[1]

Professional career

  • 2017-2017: Senior judge
  • 2000-2017: Judge

Judicial nominations and appointments

Northern District of Illinois

Darrah was nominated to the Northern District of Illinois by President Bill Clinton on May 11, 2000, to a seat vacated by George Marovich. The American Bar Association rated Darrah Majority Qualified, Minority Well Qualified for the nomination. Hearings on Darrah's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 15, 2000, and his nomination was reported by U.S. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on June 27, 2000. Darrah was confirmed on a voice vote of the U.S. Senate on June 30, 2000, and he received his commission on July 14, 2000. Darrah elected to take senior status beginning March 1, 2017. Darrah died on March 23, 2017.[1][3][4]

See also

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed March 9, 2017
  2. ↑ United States Courts, "Current Judicial Vacancies," accessed March 9, 2017
  3. ↑ United States Congress, "PN 1020 — John W. Darrah — The Judiciary," accessed March 1, 2017
  4. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III judicial nominees, 106th Congress," accessed March 1, 2017
Political offices
Preceded by:
George Marovich 		Northern District of Illinois
2000–2017
Seat #15 		Succeeded by:
Martha Pacold



Illinois courts

Federal courts:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois

State courts:

Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court

State resources:

Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois

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