Harold Albert Baker

1929–2023 · Mt. Kisco, NY

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of IllinoisJudgeJimmy Carter (Democratic)Sep 23, 1978Reassignment, Mar 31, 1979
U.S. District Court for the Central District of IllinoisJudgeNone (reassignment) (None (reassignment))Mar 31, 1979Retirement, Jan 2, 2022

Education

  • Columbia University
  • University of Illinois, A.B., 1951
  • University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1956

Professional Career

U.S. Navy lieutenant, 1951-1953; Private practice, Champaign, Illinois, 1956-1978; Adjunct faculty member, University of Illinois College of Law, 1972-1978; Senior counsel, President's Commission on CIA Activities in the United States, 1975

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 1998-2005
  • Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2008-2018

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