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David H. Coar
David Herndon Coar (born August 11, 1943) is a former United States federal judge, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Education and career Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama, Coar received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1964, a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1969, and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1970. He was a United States Marine Corps Sergeant in 1965. and United States Marine Corps Reserve Sergeant from 1965 to 1971. He was a Legal intern for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund in New York City from 1970 to 1971. Coar entered private practice in Mobile, Alabama, Mobile, Alabama from 1971 to 1972, then in Birmingham from 1973 to 1974. He was an Associate professor and associate Dean (education), dean of the DePaul University College of Law from 1974 to 1979 and from 1982 to 1986. He was a United States Trustee for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senior Status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges. To qualify, a judge in the Federal judiciary of the United States, federal court system must be at least 65 years old, and the sum of the judge's age and years of service as a federal judge must be at least 80 years. As long as senior judges carry at least a 25 percent caseload or meet other criteria for activity, they remain entitled to maintain a staffed office and chambers, including a secretary and their normal complement of law clerks, and they continue to receive annual cost-of-living increases. Senior judges vacate their seats on the bench, and the President of the United States, president may appoint new full-time judges to fill those seats. Some U.S. states have similar systems for senior judges. State court (United States), State courts with a similar system include Iowa (for judges on the Iowa Court of Appeals), Pennsylvania, and Virginia (for justices of the Virginia Supreme Court). Statuto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |