Marvin E. Aspen
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1934.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Apr 30, 1979
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 23, 1979
- Commissioned
- Jul 24, 1979
- Senior status
- Jul 1, 2002
Education
- B.S., Northwestern University, 1956
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 1958
Career
- Law clerk, Court of Claims Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958
- Illinois National Guard, 1958-1960
- U.S. Air Force Reserve airman, 1960-1964
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1958-1959, 1971
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1960-1963
- Assistant corporation counsel, head of Appeals and Review Division, Chicago, Illinois, 1963-1971
- Adjunct professor of law, Northwestern University, 1969-
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1971-1979
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1994-1998
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2003
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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