Harold Albert Baker

Judge Harold Albert Baker

Personal

Birthday:

1929

Birthplace:

Mt. Kisco, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

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

Education

Name of School:

University of Illinois

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1951

Name of School - Second:

Columbia University

Name of School - Third:

University of Illinois College of Law

Established more than a century ago, the College shares the world-class reputation of the University of Illinois. One of 16 colleges, schools, and institutes on the University's flagship Urbana-Champaign campus, the law school is consistently ranked among the nation's top 10 public law schools and a peer of the nation's private elite. You'll find the College of Law to be a unique blend of tradition and innovation, attributes you might expect from a college sharing space with the birthplace of the light-emitting diode and the first graphical Web browser.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1956

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Illinois

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

9/23/1978

Termination Date:

3/31/1979

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. District Court, Central District of Illinois

Court Name - Second:

Illinois Central District Court

Commission Date - Second:

3/31/1979

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

10/4/1994