Robert William Gettleman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1943.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Aug 16, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 7, 1994
- Commissioned
- Oct 11, 1994
- Senior status
- May 5, 2009
Education
- B.S.B.A., Boston University, 1965
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 1968
Career
- Staff law clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1968
- Law clerk, Hon. Latham Castle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1968-1969
- Law clerk, Hon. Luther Swygert, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1970
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1970-1994
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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