Mary Margaret Rowland
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1961.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 21, 2019
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jul 31, 2019
- Commissioned
- Aug 20, 2019
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2012-2019
Education
- B.A., University of Michigan, 1984
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1988
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Julian Abele Cook, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1988-1990
- Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1990-2000
- assistant federal defender, 1990-1995
- chief appellate attorney, 1995-2000
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2012
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, June 18, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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