Joan B. Gottschall
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1947.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Mar 29, 1996
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 25, 1996
- Commissioned
- Aug 1, 1996
- Senior status
- Apr 23, 2012
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate/U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1996
Education
- B.A., Smith College, 1969
- J.D., Stanford Law School, 1973
Career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1976, 1978-1982
- Staff attorney, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1976-1978
- Staff attorney, Legal Office, University of Chicago, 1982-1984
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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