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DOWNING, ROBERT was born on May 15, 1915 in Des Moines, Iowa, United States.
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ROBERT DOWNING
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Creighton University (Bachelor of Science, 1937). Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1942). Justice, Appellate Court of Illinois, 1973-1984 (Retired).
Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1968-1973.
Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois, 1964-1968. Village Attorney, Glenview, Illinois, 1957-1961 and 1968.
Career
Working as a partner of Miller, FOREST AND DOWNING, Limited. ROBERT J. DOWNING, bora Des Moines, Iowa, May 15,1915. Admitted to bar, 1942, Illinois and Iowa. 1954, United States. Supreme Court.
Education: Creighton University (Bachelor of Science, 1937).
Loyola University (Juris Doctor, 1942). Justice, Appellate Court of Illinois, 1973-1984 (Retired).
Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 1968-1973. Special Assistant Attorney General, Illinois, 1964-1968.
Village Attorney, Glenview, Illinois, 1957-1961 and 1968.
Chairman: Council of Chief Judges of United States. 1981-1982; Executive Committee, 1st Appellate District of Illinois, 1978-1981. Judges’ Retirement System, Illinois, 1974-1984.
Illinois State Board of Investors, 1983.
Member:; Admitted to the bar, 1942, Illinois and Iowa. 1954, United States. Supreme Court.
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Chicago, Illinois State, Iowa, Federal and American (Chairman, Technology Committee, Judicial Administation Division) Bar Associations.
