William J. Bauer

William J. Bauer
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Assumed office
October 31, 1994
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
September 1986 – July 31, 1993
Preceded byWalter J. Cummings Jr.
Succeeded byRichard Posner
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office
December 20, 1974 – October 31, 1994
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byOtto Kerner Jr.
Succeeded byDiane Wood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
November 10, 1971 – January 3, 1975
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byJoseph Sam Perry
Succeeded byAlfred Younges Kirkland Sr.
Personal details
Born
William Joseph Bauer

(1926-09-15) September 15, 1926 (age 98)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationElmhurst College (AB)
DePaul University (JD)

William Joseph Bauer (born September 15, 1926) is an inactive senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.