Bernard Martin Decker (April 2, 1904 – November 3, 1993) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Bernard Martin Decker
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
April 2, 1980 – November 3, 1993
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
December 12, 1962 – April 2, 1980
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded bySeat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded byJohn Albert Nordberg
Personal details
Born
Bernard Martin Decker

(1904-04-02)April 2, 1904
Highland Park, Illinois
DiedNovember 3, 1993(1993-11-03) (aged 89)
Chicago, Illinois
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (A.B.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

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Born in Highland Park, Illinois, Decker received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1926 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1929. He was in private practice in Waukegan, Illinois from 1929 to 1951. He was a law clerk to a Judge of the Illinois Appellate Court from 1944 to 1948. He was a Judge of the Illinois Circuit Court from 1951 to 1962.[1]

Federal judicial service

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Decker received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy on December 12, 1962, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was nominated to the same position by President Kennedy on January 15, 1963. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 28, 1963, and received his commission on April 2, 1963. He assumed senior status on April 2, 1980. His service terminated on November 3, 1993, due to his death in Chicago, Illinois.[1]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1962–1980
Succeeded by