Joan Bainbridge Safford

Background

Safford, Joan Bainbridge was born on November 18, 1936 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Kenneth Tompkins and Margaret (Pitkin) Bainbridge.

Education

Bachelor in History and Literature cum laude, Radcliffe College, 1959; Master of Arts in History, Columbia University, 1961; Juris Doctor cum laude, Northwestern University, 1977.

Career

Assistant professor, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, 1961-1962; assistant Illinois attorney general criminal division, Office of Attorney General, Chicago, 1977-1978; assistant United State Attorneys northern district Illinois, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, 1978-1983; deputy chief criminal division northern district Illinois, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, 1983-1989; first assistant United State Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, 1989-1991; deputy United States atty, Chicago, since 1991.

Achievements

• Bar: Illinois 1977, United States District Court Illinois 1977, United States Court Appeals (7th circuit)1977, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1978.

Membership

Active League of Women Voters, Evanston, Illinois, 1966-1983, Evanston Zoning Amendment Committee, 1973-1978. Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association (7th circuit), Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association.

Connections

Married Frank Robinson Safford, June 6, 1959. Children: Mark, Joshua.

Father:

Kenneth Tompkins Bainbridge

Mother:

Margaret (Pitkin) Bainbridge

Spouse:

Frank Robinson Safford

child:

Joshua Safford

child:

Mark Safford