Joan Beth Gottschall[1] (born April 23, 1947)[2] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Joan B. Gottschall | |
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.jpg) Gottschall in 2019 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office April 23, 2012 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| In office August 1, 1996 – April 23, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | James Byron Moran |
| Succeeded by | Sara L. Ellis |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| In office 1984–1996 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1947 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Education | Smith College (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
Education and career
editGottschall was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1973.[3] She was then in private practice in Chicago, Illinois, until 1976, and again from 1978 to 1982, serving as a staff attorney of the Federal Defender Program in Chicago from 1976 to 1978. She was a staff attorney in the legal office of the University of Chicago from 1982 to 1984.[4]
Federal judicial service
editShe served as a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of Illinois from 1984 to 1996. On March 29, 1996, Gottschall was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by James Byron Moran. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 25, 1996,[5] and received her commission on August 1, 1996. She took senior status on April 23, 2013.[6]
References
edit- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, Second Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 28; March 27; May 2; June 25; July 31; September 24, 1996. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 857.
- ^ "Joan B. Gottschall | OpenJurist". openjurist.org. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ "Judge Joan B. Gottschall" (PDF). uscourts.gov. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "President Clinton nominates two to the U.S. District Court". clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov. March 29, 1996. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "PN1003 - Nomination of Joan B. Gottschall for The Judiciary, 104th Congress (1995-1996)". www.congress.gov. 1996-07-25. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
- ^ Joan B. Gottschall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
edit- Joan B. Gottschall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.