Daniel P. Ward

{{Short description|American judge}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name =

| image = Judge Daniel P. Ward.png

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| caption = official portrait, circa 1973

| office = Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court

| term_start = 1976

| term_end = 1979

| predecessor =

| successor =

| office1 = Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court

| term_start1 = 1966

| term_end1 = 1991

| office2 = Cook County State's Attorney

| term_start2 = 1960

| term_end2 = 1966

| predecessor2 = Ben Adamowski

| successor2 = John J. Stamos

| alma_mater = St. Viator College
DePaul University College of Law

| party = Democratic

| birth_date = August 30, 1918

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| death_date = April 23, 1995 (age 76)

| death_place = Maywood, Illinois

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| branch = United States Army

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| battles = World War II

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Daniel Patrick Ward{{cite web|url=https://www.illinoiscourthistory.org/resources/11cecad1-559b-4395-9117-14d4317d858d/bio_ward.pdf|title=Daniel P. Ward|work=Illinois Supreme Court Historic Preservation Commission}} (August 30, 1918 – April 23, 1995) was an American jurist.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Ward graduated from Marmion Academy in Aurora, Illinois. He went to St. Viator College and then received his law degree from DePaul University College of Law. During World War II, Ward served in the United States Army. He was a professor of law at Southeastern University and was an assistant United States Attorney. He was also a professor of law at DePaul University College of Law. From 1960 to 1966, Ward was state's attorney for Cook County, Illinois and was a Democrat. Ward then served on the Illinois Supreme Court from 1966 until 1991 and was chief justice of the court from 1976 to 1979. He lived in Westchester, Illinois. Ward died in Maywood, Illinois.'Daniel P. Ward, Former Chief Justice of Illinois,' Chicago Tribune, Kenan Heise, April 25, 1995[http://www.illinoiscourts.gov/SupremeCourt/JusticeArchive/Bio_Ward.asp Illinois Supreme Court-Daniel P. Ward]