John Powers Crowley
John Powers Crowley (October 5, 1936 – January 10, 1989) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education and career
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Crowley received a Bachelor of Laws from DePaul University College of Law in 1960 and a Master of Laws from New York University School of Law in 1961. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Illinois from 1961 to 1965, and was thereafter in private practice in Chicago from 1965 to 1976.[1]
Federal judicial service
On May 18, 1976, Crowley was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Richard Bevan Austin. Crowley was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 1976, and received his commission the same day. Crowley served in that capacity until his resignation on June 30, 1981.[1]
Death
Crowley died on January 10, 1989, in Evanston, Illinois.[1]
References
- ^ a b c John Powers Crowley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
- John Powers Crowley at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1936 births
- 1989 deaths
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- DePaul University College of Law alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- New York University School of Law alumni
- People from Chicago
- United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century American lawyers