William J. Bauer

William J. Bauer
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Incumbent
Assumed office October 31, 1994
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office September 1986 – July 31, 1993
Preceded by	Walter J. Cummings Jr.
Succeeded by	Richard Posner
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
In office December 20, 1974 – October 31, 1994
Appointed by	Gerald Ford
Preceded by	Otto Kerner Jr.
Succeeded by	Diane Wood
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office November 10, 1971 – January 3, 1975
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Joseph Sam Perry
Succeeded by	Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.
Personal details
Born	William Joseph Bauer (1926-09-15) September 15, 1926 (age 97) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Education	Elmhurst College (AB) DePaul University (JD)

William Joseph Bauer (born September 15, 1926) is an inactive senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago and previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.