John F. Grady

John Francis Grady (May 23, 1929 – December 2, 2019) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

John Francis Grady
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office May 23, 1994 – December 2, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office 1986–1990
Preceded by	Frank James McGarr
Succeeded by	James Byron Moran
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office November 21, 1975 – May 23, 1994
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Edwin Albert Robson
Succeeded by	Robert Gettleman
Personal details
Born	John Francis Grady May 23, 1929[1] Chicago, Illinois
Died	December 2, 2019 (aged 90) Wilmette, Illinois
Education	Northwestern University (B.S.) Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Grady attended Lake Forest Academy, a nationally known private school for boys, and graduated in 1948. He subsequently received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University in 1952 and a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 1954. He was in private practice in Chicago from 1954 to 1956. He was Chief of the Criminal Division in the Office of the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1956 to 1961. He returned to private practice in Waukegan, Illinois from 1961 to 1976.[2]

Federal judicial service

On October 20, 1975, Grady was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Edwin Albert Robson. Grady was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 20, 1975, and received his commission on November 21, 1975. He served as Chief Judge from 1986 to 1990, and assumed senior status on May 23, 1994.[2] He took inactive senior status on January 30, 2015.[3] His service terminated on December 2, 2019, due to his death at his home in Wilmette, Illinois.[4]

References

1. Judges of the United States (2 ed.). Bicentennial Committee of the Judicial Conference of the U.S. 1983. p. 192.
2. John Francis Grady at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
3. ""UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE JOHN GRADY RETIRES AFTER 39 YEARS OF SERVICE" United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division, January 26, 2015" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2015.
4. Megan, Graydon. "Federal Judge John Grady, who oversaw landmark AT&T antitrust and Marquette 10 police corruption trials, dies at 90". chicagotribune.com.

Sources

• John Francis Grady at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.