Background
Duff, Brian Barnett was born on September 15, 1930 in Dallas, Texas, United States. Son of Paul Harrington and Frances Ellen (FitzGerald) Duff.
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Brian Barnett Barnett Duff
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Arts in English, U. Notre Dame, 1953; postgraduate, U. Notre Dame, since 1997; Juris Doctor, DePaul University, Chicago, 1962.
Career
Management trainee, multiple line underwriter, Continental Casualty Company, Chicago, 1956-1960;
management consultant, Booz, Allen and Hamilton, Chicago, 1960-1962;
assistant to chief Executive officer, Bankers Life and Casualty Company, Chicago, 1962-1967;
attorney, Sloan & Bragiel, Chicago, 1965-1968;
executive vice president, general counsel, R.H. Gore Company, Chicago, 1968-1969;
attorney, Brian B. Duff & Associations, Chicago, 1969-1976;
judge, Circuit Court Cook County Illinois, Chicago, 1976-1985;
judge, United States District Court (northern district) Illinois, Chicago, since 1985. Representative Illinois General Assembly, Springfield, 1971-1976. Chairman House Judiciary Committee, 1973-1974, minority whip, 1975-1976.
Visiting committee College Law U Chicago, 1977-1979. Lecturer Law School Loyola University, 1978-1979. Adjunct Professor John Marshall Law School, 1985-1990, DePaul University School Law, 1990.
Membership
Served to lt (junior grade) United States Navy, 1953-1956. Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Federal Judges Association, American Judicature Society, National Lawyers Club, Inc., (honorary)., Legal Club Chicago (honorary), Law Club, Illinois State Bar Association.
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Married Florence AnnBuckley, November 27, 1953. Children: F. Ellen, Brian Barnett Junior, Roderick FitzGerald, Kevin Buckley, Daniel Harrington.
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Religion
Roman Catholic