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John Francis Grady (May 23, 1929 – December 2, 2019) was a
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of the
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.


Education and career

Born in
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,
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, Grady attended
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, a nationally known private school for boys, and graduated in 1948. He subsequently received a
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degree from
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in 1952 and a Juris Doctor from
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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
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for the Northern District of Illinois from 1956 to 1961. He returned to private practice in
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, Illinois from 1961 to 1976.


Federal judicial service

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


See also

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Grady, John Francis 1929 births 2019 deaths Assistant United States Attorneys Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois Lake Forest Academy alumni Northwestern University alumni Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law alumni United States district court judges appointed by Gerald Ford 20th-century American judges