Joan Gottschall's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse
327 South Church Street
Rockford, IL 61101
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street, Courtroom 2325, Chambers 2356
Chicago, IL 60604
Full Name:
Joan B. Gottschall
Gender:
Female
Birth Date:
1947
Birth Place:
Oak Ridge, TN
JD, Stanford Law School, 1973
BA, Smith College, 1969
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2012-present
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1996-2012
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, July 25, 1996
United States Magistrate, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1996
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, March 29, 1996
Staff Attorney, Legal Office, University of Chicago, 1982-1984
Attorney, Jenner and Block, 1973-1976, 1978-1982
Staff Attorney, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1976-1978
Member, Board of Directors, University of Chicago Divinity School Martin Marty Center, 2002-present
Member, American Bar Association, present
Co-Judicial Leader, Northern District of Illinois Reentry Program, present
Former Chair, University of Chicago Divinity School, Visiting Committee
Member, University of Chicago Divinity School, Visiting Committee, present