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Joan B. Gottschall
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 byBill Clinton
Preceded byJames Byron Moran
Succeeded bySara L. Ellis
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
1984–1996
Personal details
Born (1947-04-23) April 23, 1947 (age 77)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
EducationSmith College (BA)
Stanford University (JD)

Joan Beth Gottschall[1] (born April 23, 1947) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education and career[edit]

Gottschall 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.[2] 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.[3]

Federal judicial service[edit]

She 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,[4] and received her commission on August 1, 1996. She took senior status on April 23, 2013.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Judge Joan B. Gottschall" (PDF). uscourts.gov. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. ^ "President Clinton nominates two to the U.S. District Court". clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov. March 29, 1996. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. ^ "PN1003 - Nomination of Joan B. Gottschall for The Judiciary, 104th Congress (1995-1996)". www.congress.gov. 1996-07-25. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
  5. ^ Joan B. Gottschall at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links[edit]

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1996–2012 		Succeeded by
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_B._Gottschall