Bernard B. Wolfe (July 1, 1914 – April 13, 2016) was an American politician in the state of
Illinois.
Wolfe was born in Chicago. He attended
Crane Junior College
Malcolm X College, one of the City Colleges of Chicago, is a two-year college located on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois. It was founded as Crane Junior College in 1911 and was the first of the City Colleges. Crane ceased operations at ...
and the
Chicago–Kent College of Law
Chicago-Kent College of Law is the law school affiliated with the Illinois Institute of Technology. It is the second oldest law school in the state of Illinois. It is ranked 91st among U.S. law schools, and its trial advocacy program is ranked in ...
, and was admitted to the Illinois bar in 1937. He served in the
United States Navy in
World War II.
He practiced law in the firm Kanes, Rogoff & Wolfe. Wolfe served in the Illinois House of Representatives from the 15th district from 1965 to 1974. After his legislative career, he was an associate judge for the Circuit Court of Cook County from 1974 to 1983 and a judge from 1983 to 1984.
He married Harriet Poncher and the couple had two children.
He died at the age of 101 on April 13, 2016.
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1914 births
2016 deaths
Politicians from Chicago
Malcolm X College alumni
Chicago-Kent College of Law alumni
Illinois state court judges
Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
American centenarians
Men centenarians
20th-century American judges
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