Thomas Roberts McMillen

Thomas Robert McMillen
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office December 31, 1984 – September 8, 1985
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office April 23, 1971 – December 31, 1984
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	William Joseph Campbell
Succeeded by	Suzanne B. Conlon
Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County
In office 1966–1971
Personal details
Born	Thomas Robert McMillen (1916-06-08)June 8, 1916 Decatur, Illinois
Died	September 17, 2002(2002-09-17) (aged 86) Evanston, Illinois
Education	Princeton University (A.B.) Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

Thomas Robert McMillen (June 8, 1916 – September 17, 2007) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education and career

McMillen was born in Decatur, Illinois, on June 8, 1916. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Princeton University in 1938 and a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1941, after which he joined the United States Army, serving until 1945. He entered private practice in Chicago, Illinois in 1946. In 1966, McMillen became a judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, serving until his appointment to the federal bench. He presided over the bankruptcy of the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad ("Milwaukee Road") from 1977 until its sale to the Soo Line Railroad in 1986.

Federal judicial service

McMillen was nominated by President Richard Nixon on March 29, 1971, to a seat vacated by Judge William Joseph Campbell on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was confirmed on April 21, 1971, and received his commission on April 23, 1971. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1984. McMillen served in that capacity until he retired on September 8, 1985, and returned to private practice. He died in Evanston, Illinois, on September 16, 2002.

Sources

• Thomas Robert McMillen at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.