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United States District Court
Northern District of Illinois

Judge David H. Coar

Chambers: (312) 435 - 5648

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

DATE OF APPOINTMENT
October 7, 1994

ENTERED ON DUTY
November 1, 1994

 

  • Legal Intern, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 1970 - 1971

  • Associate, Crawford and  Cooper, 1971 - 1972

  • Associate, Adams Baker and Clemon, 1972 - 1973

  • Sole practitioner, 1973 - 1974

  • Associate Dean, DePaul University College of Law 1974 - 1986 (Leave of Absence 1979 - 1982)

  • U.S. Trustee, Northern District of Illinois, 1979 - 1982

  • Visiting Professor of Law, College of William and Mary Marshall-Wythe Law School, 1985 - 1994

  • U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, 1986 - 1994.

 

EDUCATION

Syracuse University, B.A., 1964

Loyola Law School, J.D., 1969

Harvard Law School, LL.M., 1970

PERSONAL:

Born:
August 11, 1943