Richard Bevan Austin

Biography of Richard Bevan Austin

Family Name (Surname): Austin
First Name: Richard
Middle Name: Bevan
Date of Birth: January , 23 , 1901
Place of Birth (POB): Chicago , Illinois (US-IL, IL, 17, Ill., Il., Ills., Ill's)
Date of Death: February , 7 , 1977
Place of Death (POD): Chicago , Illinois (US-IL, IL, 17, Ill., Il., Ills., Ill's)
Gender Identity: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White

Court Name: United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Court Type: United States District Court
Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 08/07/1961
Seat vacated by: LaBuy , Walter J.
Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 08/07/1961
Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
Committee action date: 08/14/1961
Senate voice vote?: Yes
Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 08/15/1961
Commission Date: 08/15/1961
Retirement from Active Service: 10/10/1975
Date of Termination: 02/07/1977
Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1926-1933, 1948-1952
State's Attorney's Office, Cook County, Illinois, 1933-1948, 1951-1953; assistant state's attorney, 1933-1947; first assistant state's attorney, 1947-1948, 1952-1953; acting state's attorney, 1947-1948; special prosecutor, 1951-1952
Judge, Superior Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1953-1960
Chief justice, Criminal Court of Cook County [Illinois], 1954-1955, 1960-1961
Candidate for governor, Illinois, 1956