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Suzanne B. Conlon

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Senior status. Born 1939.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan (Republican)
Nominated
Apr 2, 1987
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Feb 19, 1988
Commissioned
Feb 22, 1988
Senior status
Apr 17, 2004

Education

  • B.A., Mundelein College, 1963
  • J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1968
  • Diploma in Foreign and Comparative Law, University of London, 1971

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Edwin Robson, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1968-1971
  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1972-1975
  • Faculty, DePaul University, 1972-1975
  • assistant professor, 1972-1973
  • lecturer, 1973-1975
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1977, 1982-1986
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1977-1982
  • Assistant general counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1986
  • Executive director, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1986-1987
  • Special counsel to associate attorney general Stephen S. Trott, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988
  • Adjunct professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1991-

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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