Philip Tone
Philip Willis Tone (1923-2001) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.[1]
Early life and education
- State University of Iowa, A.B., 1943
- State University of Iowa College of Law, J.D., 1948[1]
Professional career
- U.S. Army First Lieutenant, 1943-1946
- Law clerk, Justice Wiley Rutledge, Supreme Court of the United States, 1948-1949
- Private practice, Washington, DC, 1949-1950
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1950-1972
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1980-present[1]
Judicial career
Seventh Circuit
Tone was nominated to the Seventh Circuit by President Richard Nixon on April 22, 1974, to a seat vacated by Roger Kiley; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 6, 1974, and received commission on May 14, 1974. He served the Seventh Circuit until his resignation on April 30, 1980.[1]
Northern District of Illinois
Tone was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by President Richard Nixon on November 29, 1971, to a new seat created by 84 Stat. 294; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 2, 1971, and received commission on January 26, 1972. He served the Northern District of Illinois until he was elevated to the Seventh Circuit on May 17, 1974.[1] Tone was succeeded in this position by Joel Flaum.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Tone's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA - new seat |
Northern District of Illinois 1972–1974 |
Succeeded by: Joel Flaum |
| Preceded by: Roger Kiley |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1974–1980 |
Succeeded by: Richard Posner
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Virginia Kendall • Robert Dow • Sharon Coleman • Edmond E. Chang • Jorge L. Alonso • Franklin U. Valderrama • John Tharp, Jr. • Mary Rowland • Sara Lee Ellis • Andrea R. Wood • Manish Shah • Iain D. Johnston • John Robert Blakey • LaShonda A. Hunt • Martha Pacold • Steven Seeger • John Kness • Jeffrey Cummings • Sunil Harjani • Lindsay Jenkins • Jeremy Daniel • Georgia Alexakis • April Perry | ||
| Senior judges |
Marvin Aspen • Elaine Bucklo • Suzanne Conlon • Robert Gettleman • Joan Gottschall • Ronald Guzman • Frederick Kapala • Matthew Kennelly • Charles Kocoras • Joan Lefkow • George Marovich • Charles Norgle • Rebecca Pallmeyer • Philip Reinhard • James Zagel • Thomas M. Durkin • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Jeffrey Cole • Susan Cox • Maria Valdez • Sheila Finnegan • Jeffrey Gilbert • Young Kim (Illinois) • Daniel G. Martin • David Weisman • Gabriel Fuentes • Lisa Jensen • Beth Jantz • Heather McShain • Margaret Schneider • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
James Holderman • Wayne Andersen • Ruben Castillo • David Coar • John Darrah • Samuel Der-Yeghiayan • John F. Grady • William Hart • William Hibbler • Harry Leinenweber • George Lindberg • Blanche Manning • James B. Moran • John Nordberg • Ann Williams (Federal judge) • Paul Plunkett • Joel Flaum • Brian Duff • Ilana Rovner • Mark Filip • Milton Shadur • Thomas Drummond • Henry Williams Blodgett • William Bauer • Philip Tone • Peter Stenger Grosscup • Christian Cecil Kohlsaat • Solomon Hicks Bethea • Kenesaw Mountain Landis • George Albert Carpenter • Adam Cliffe • James Herbert Wilkerson • John Peter Barnes • George Johnson (Illinois) • William Harrison Holly • Philip Leo Sullivan • Michael Igoe • William Lynch (Illinois) • James Alesia • Richard Austin • Nicholas Bua • William Campbell (Illinois) • John Crowley (Illinois) • Bernard Decker • Susan Getzendanner • Julius Hoffman • Alfred Kirkland • Winfred Knoch • Walter LaBuy • George Leighton • Abraham Marovitz • Prentice Marshall • Frank McGarr • Richard McLaren • Thomas McMillen • Julius Miner • Alexander Napoli • James B. Parsons • Joseph Perry (Illinois) • Edwin Robson • Stanley Roszkowski • Elwyn Shaw • Hubert Will • Charles Woodward • Gary Feinerman • John Z. Lee (Illinois) • Nancy Maldonado • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Marvin Aspen • Ruben Castillo • John F. Grady • Charles Kocoras • James B. Moran • Rebecca Pallmeyer • John Peter Barnes • Philip Leo Sullivan • William Campbell (Illinois) • Frank McGarr • James B. Parsons • Edwin Robson • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
