Harold A. Baker

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Harold A. Baker
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Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office
May 18, 1998 –May 18, 2005
Appointed by William Rehnquist
Preceded by Charles Schwartz Jr.
Succeeded by Malcolm Jones Howard
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Assumed office
October 4, 1994
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
1984–1991
Preceded by J. Waldo Ackerman
Succeeded by Michael M. Mihm
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
In office
March 31, 1979 –October 4, 1994
Appointed by operation of law
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded by Michael P. McCuskey
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
September 23, 1978 –March 31, 1979
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Preceded by Henry Seiler Wise
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Harold Albert Baker

(1929-10-04) October 4, 1929 (age 91)
Mt. Kisco, New York
Education Columbia University
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (AB)
University of Illinois College of Law (JD)

Harold Albert Baker (born October 4, 1929) [1] is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, with chambers in Urbana, Illinois. He was originally appointed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois in 1978 by Jimmy Carter and then reassigned to the newly-created Central District in 1979. He became a senior judge in 1994. [2] He was also a judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court until 2005. [3] [4]

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Education and career

Born in 1929, in Mt. Kisco, New York, Baker attended Columbia University, then received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1951. He was in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1953, obtaining the rank of Lieutenant. He received a Juris Doctor from University of Illinois College of Law in 1956. [2] He was in private practice of law in Champaign, Illinois, from 1956 to 1978, and was an adjunct faculty member of the University of Illinois College of Law from 1972 to 1978. He was senior counsel for the United States President's Commission on CIA activities within the United States in 1975. [2]

Federal judicial service

Baker was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on August 9, 1978, to a seat vacated by Judge Henry Seiler Wise on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Baker was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 22, 1978, and received his commission on September 23, 1978. [2] In 1978, the Eastern District and Southern District of Illinois were rearranged into the Southern District and Central District of Illinois. [5] Baker was reassigned to the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois on March 31, 1979, by operation of law. In the Central District he served as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1991, and assumed senior status on October 4, 1994. [2] Baker was on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from May 18, 1995 to May 18, 2005, having been appointed by Chief Justice William Rehnquist. FISC judges serve seven-year terms. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Judges of the United States. Judicial Conference of the United States. 1983. p. 18.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Harold Albert Baker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges , a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center .. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  3. 1 2 "FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT OF REVIEW Current and Past Members" (PDF). Federation of American Scientists. 2013.
  4. 1 2 Lichtblau, Eric (2006-03-29). "Judges on Secretive Panel Speak Out on Spy Program". The New York Times . Retrieved 2009-03-08.
  5. ↑ "U.S. District Courts of Illinois: Legislative history". Courts of the Federal Judiciary. Federal Judicial Center. Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Henry Seiler Wise 		Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
1978–1979		Succeeded by
Seat abolished
Preceded by
Seat established		Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
1979–1994		Succeeded by
Michael P. McCuskey
Preceded by
J. Waldo Ackerman 		Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois
1984–1991		Succeeded by
Michael M. Mihm
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