Richard Wellington McLaren

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Richard Wellington McLaren
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
January 26, 1972 – February 25, 1976
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byJulius Hoffman
Succeeded byStanley Julian Roszkowski
Personal details
Born
Richard Wellington McLaren

(1918-04-21)April 21, 1918
Chicago, Illinois
DiedFebruary 25, 1976(1976-02-25) (aged 57)
Chicago, Illinois
EducationYale University (BA, LLB)

Richard Wellington McLaren (April 21, 1918 – February 25, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born on April 21, 1918, in

FTC v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co.[citation needed
]

Federal judicial service

McLaren was nominated by President Richard Nixon on December 2, 1971, to a seat vacated by Judge Julius Hoffman on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was confirmed on December 2, 1971, and received his commission on January 26, 1972. He remained on the court until his death of the effects of an undisclosed debilitating illness on February 25, 1976, in Chicago.[1][2]

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Edwin Zimmerman
United States Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division
1969–1972
Succeeded by
Walker B. Comegys
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1972–1976
Succeeded by