Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.
Appointed by President Gerald Ford in 1974 and confirmed by voice vote, Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from University of Illinois College of Law in 1943. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1917–2004
- Appointed by
- Gerald Ford, 1974
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Illinois 1941 · University of Illinois College of Law 1943
- Succeeded
- William Joseph Bauer
- Succeeded by
- Charles Petros Kocoras
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded William Joseph Bauer | Ford (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| University of Illinois | B.A. | 1941 |
| University of Illinois College of Law | J.D. | 1943 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Kirkland authored 20 published opinions for the court (1975–1978). Most cited: Estey Corp. v. Matzke (21 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Estey Corp. v. Matzke | 431 F. Supp. 468 | 21 |
| 1976 | Daniel v. INT'L BRO. OF TEAMSTERS, ETC., OF AMERICA | 410 F. Supp. 541 | 16 |
| 1975 | American Pecco Corp. v. Concrete Building System Co. | 392 F. Supp. 789 | 14 |
| 1976 | American Civil Liberties Union v. City of Chicago | 431 F. Supp. 25 | 12 |
| 1976 | Youakim v. Miller | 431 F. Supp. 40 | 8 |
| 1978 | McDaniel v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. | 487 F. Supp. 714 | 7 |
| 1975 | Manning v. Metal Stamping Corporation | 396 F. Supp. 1376 | 7 |
| 1975 | Kuziw v. LAKE ENGINEERING COMPANY | 398 F. Supp. 961 | 7 |
| 1975 | Torres v. Butz | 397 F. Supp. 1015 | 6 |
| 1975 | Madison v. Sielaff | 393 F. Supp. 788 | 6 |
| 1977 | Rivera v. Dick McFeely Pontiac, Inc. | 431 F. Supp. 506 | 5 |
| 1975 | Searle Analytic Inc. v. Ohio-Nuclear, Inc. | 398 F. Supp. 229 | 5 |
| 1975 | DIV. 241, AMALG. TRANSIT UNION (AFL-CIO) v. Suscy | 405 F. Supp. 750 | 4 |
| 1977 | Winston v. United States Postal Service | 432 F. Supp. 1117 | 3 |
| 1976 | Joseph v. Brierton | 431 F. Supp. 50 | 3 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 20 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.?
- President Gerald Ford appointed Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1974.
- Was Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. was appointed by President Gerald Ford, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on December 19, 1974. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. on?
- Alfred Younges Kirkland Sr. was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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29 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).