Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
William Nolan, Chair, National Legislation Committee
Founded in 1915, the Fraternal Order of Police is the world’s largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers, with more than 2,100 lodges and nearly 300,000 members. William Nolan has been a Chicago police officer since 1959 and a member of the Fraternal Order of Police since 1963. Since June 2002, he has served as Deputy Chief, Court Services, of the Cook County [Illinois] Sheriff’s Department. The following is from testimony presented before the United States Sentencing Commission during February 26, 2002, hearings in Washington, D.C.In addition to serving the FOP on the national level, I am also the current…
