Background
Waks, Dennis Stanford was born on April 2, 1949 in Decatur, Illinois, United States. Son of Paul and Regina Waks.
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Dennis Stanford Waks
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Bachelor, University of Wisconsin, 1971; Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, 1973; Master of Laws, U. Missouri, Kansas City, 1975.
Career
Director prison legal services project, Southern Illinois U. School Law, Carbondale, Illinois, 1976-1977;
assistant public defender, Jackson County Public Defenders Office, Murphysboro, Illinois, 1977-1980;
chief public defender, Jackson County Public Defenders Office, Murphysboro, Illinois, 1980-1985;
special prosecutor, Perry County States Attorney Office, Pinckneyville, Illinois, 1985;
professor department law enforcement, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1978-1987;
private practice, Murphysboro, 1985-1987;
assistant attorney Federal Public Defenders Office, Eastern District California, Sacramento, since 1988;
supervising senior attorney, Eastern District California, Sacramento, 1990-1996;
chief assistant, Federal Public Defender, since 1996. Faculty Illinois Defender Program, Chicago, 1982-1986, board directors. Faculty masters thesis and doctoral committee Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1978-1987.
Member planning committee United States District Court (eastern district) California. Member Unibomb defense team.
Achievements
Membership
Organizer Paul Simon for Senator, Carbondale, 1984. Board directors Hill House Resdl. Center for Substance Abuse, Carbondale, 1981-1987, vice president 1984-1987.
Member American Bar Association, National Association Criminal Defense Attorneys, Illinois Public Defender Project, Illinois Public Defenders Association, California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, California Public Defenders Association.
Connections
Married Jaclyn Hoyle. 1 child, Kelly.
