1932
Mr. Braden is born in Chicago, Illinois to Zedrick Thomas and Bernice Braden.
1954
Mr. Braden earns a Bachelor of Science from Northwestern University.
1961
Mr. Braden receives a JD and later earns an LLB from John Marshall Law School.
1961
Mr. Braden serves as a property and insurance consultant for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office in Chicago, Illinois.
1964
Mr. Braden marries Mary Jeanette Hemphill.
1969
Mr. Braden becomes a trial attorney with the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender.
1969
Mr. Braden is admitted to the Illinois State Bar Association.
1969
Mr. Braden is appointed by the United States District Court Northern District of Illinois.
1975
Mr. Braden serves as president of the Cook County Bar Association.
1976
Mr. Braden serves as a supervising trial attorney with the Law Office of the Cook County Public Defender.
1977
Mr. Braden is appointed as an associate judge with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County.
1979
Mr. Braden serves as chairman of the general practice section of the Illinois State Bar Association.
1985
Mr. Braden becomes chairman of the Illinois Judicial Council.
1985
Mr. Braden serves on the board of directors of the Illinois Judges Association.
1990
Mr. Braden is appointed by the Supreme Court of the United States.
1990
Mr. Baden becomes president of the John Marshall Law School Alumni Association.
2000
Mr. Braden serves on the Court of Honor for Chicago Volunteer Legal Services.
2012
Mr. Braden is named Man of the Year by the St. Mark’s United Methodist Church.
2017
Mr. Braden becomes chairman emeritus of the Illinois Judicial Council Foundation.
2017
Mr. Braden receives the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who.