Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. (October 6, 1917 – March 19, 2004) was a
United States district judge of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education and career
Born in
Elgin,
Illinois, Kirkland received a
Bachelor of Arts degree from
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1941 and a
Juris Doctor
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from
University of Illinois College of Law
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in 1943. He was in private practice in
Chicago, Illinois in 1943, but quickly left his practice to serve in the
United States Army as a lieutenant in the infantry from 1943 to 1946. He was in private practice in Elgin from 1946 to 1973, also serving as a special assistant state attorney general of Illinois from 1969 to 1973. He was a judge of the
Circuit Court of Illinois
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for the 16th Judicial Circuit from 1973 to 1974.
Federal judicial service
On December 11, 1974, Kirkland was nominated by President
Gerald Ford
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to a seat on the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge
William J. Bauer. Kirkland was confirmed by the
United States Senate on December 19, 1974, and received his commission on December 21, 1974. He assumed
senior status due to a certified disability on April 30, 1979, and served in that capacity until his death on March 19, 2004, in Elgin.
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1917 births
2004 deaths
Illinois state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford
20th-century American judges
United States Army officers
University of Illinois College of Law alumni
United States Army personnel of World War II