Harold Baker (judge)

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Harold Baker
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 18, 1998 – May 18, 2005
Appointed byWilliam Rehnquist
Preceded byCharles Schwartz Jr.
Succeeded byMalcolm Jones Howard
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
October 4, 1994 – January 2, 2022
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
1984–1991
Preceded byJ. Waldo Ackerman
Succeeded byMichael M. Mihm
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
March 31, 1979 – October 4, 1994
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byMichael P. McCuskey
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
September 23, 1978 – March 31, 1979
Appointed byJimmy Carter
Preceded byHenry Seiler Wise
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Harold Albert Baker

(1929-10-04)October 4, 1929
Mt. Kisco, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 18, 2023(2023-09-18) (aged 93)
Champaign, Illinois, U.S.
EducationColumbia University
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (AB, JD)

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. He was also a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court until 2005.[1][2]

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  2. ^ Lichtblau, Eric (2006-03-29). "Judges on Secretive Panel Speak Out on Spy Program". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-08.