▁S ull ivan ▁( Oct ober ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁– ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁District ▁Court ▁for ▁the ▁Northern ▁District ▁of ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Born ▁in ▁Mar engo , ▁Illinois , ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁S ull ivan ▁received ▁a ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁La ws ▁from ▁Lo y ola ▁University ▁Chicago ▁School ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁in ▁private ▁practice ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁Illinois ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁master ▁in ▁ch anc ery ▁for ▁the ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁of ▁Cook ▁County ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁In ▁the ▁inter im ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 9 , ▁S ull ivan ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁field ▁art illery ▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁Circ uit ▁Court ▁of ▁Cook ▁County ▁and ▁served ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁until ▁his ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁ben ch ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁ ▁Federal ▁jud icial ▁service ▁ ▁S ull ivan ▁received ▁a ▁re cess ▁appointment ▁from ▁President ▁Franklin ▁D . ▁Ro ose vel