Frederick J. Kapala
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1950.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 9, 2007
- Senate vote
- 91 to 0
- Confirmed
- May 8, 2007
- Commissioned
- May 10, 2007
- Senior status
- May 10, 2019
Education
- B.A., Marquette University, 1972
- J.D., University of Illinois College of Law, 1976
Career
- U.S. Army Reserve captain, 1970-1980
- Assistant state's attorney, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1976-1977
- Private practice, Rockford, Illinois, 1977-1982
- Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1982-2001
- associate judge, 1982-1994
- circuit judge, 1994-2001
- Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, 2001-2007
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, December 5, 2006; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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