Mills, Richard Henry

Born July 19, 1929, in Beardstown, IL
Died July 16, 2023, in Springfield, IL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on June 25, 1985, to a seat vacated by J. Waldo Ackerman. Confirmed by the Senate on July 19, 1985, and received commission on July 22, 1985. Assumed senior status on October 7, 1997. Service terminated on July 16, 2023, due to death.

Education:
Illinois College, B.A., 1951
Mercer University School of Law, J.D., 1957
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1982

Professional Career:

U.S. Army Reserve colonel, JAG Corps, 1952-1954
Private practice, Virginia, Illinois, 1957-1966
State's attorney, Cass County, Illinois, 1960-1964
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Eighth Judicial Circuit, 1966-1976
Justice, Illinois Appellate Court, Fourth District, 1976-1985

Oral History

Mills, Richard H. "An Interview with Judge Richard H. Mills." Interviews conducted by Mark R. DePue on January 29 and February 5, 2008. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library, Springfield, Ill., 2008. 1 sound disc, 276 minutes.

Mills, Richard H. "The Oral History of Judge Richard H. Mills." Interview conducted on November 30, 1998, by Collins T. Fitzpatrick. Circuit Library, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, Chicago, Illinois, 2000. Transcript, 77 pages.

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