Joan B. Gottschall
Joan B. Gottschall (born April 23, 1947) 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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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 | Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. | April 23, 1947
Education | Smith College (BA) Stanford Law School (JD) |
Education and career
Born in Oak Ridge Tennessee, Gottschall received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in 1969 and a Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 1973.[1] 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.[2]
Federal judicial service
She was a United States Magistrate 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,[3] and received her commission on August 1, 1996. She took senior status on April 23, 2013,[4] and was succeeded by Judge Sara L. Ellis.[5]
References
- "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.
- "Gottschall, Joan B.", Federal Judicial Center
- "PN385 - Nomination of Sara Lee Ellis for The Judiciary, 113th Congress (2013-2014)". www.congress.gov. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
External links
- Joan B. Gottschall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.