John W. Darrah was born in 1938 in Chicago, Illinois and died on March 23, 2017.

He was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Darrah received a Bachelor of Science from Loyola University in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law in 1969.

John W. Darrah was an attorney advisor for the Federal Trade Commission from 1969 to 1971.

Darrah was a deputy public defender in the DuPage County Public Defender Office from 1971 to 1973.

Darrah was in private practice in Illinois from 1971 to 1973.

Darrah also began teaching as an adjunct professor in the Northern Illinois University College of Law in 1972.

John W. Darrah was an Assistant state’s attorney of Office of State’s Attorney, Illinois from 1973 to 1976.

Darrah was in private practice in Illinois from 1976 to 1986.

John W. Darrah passed away at 78 years old.