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Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984–1992
Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner (Latvian: Ilana Rovnere) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Rovner was the first woman appointed to the Seventh Circuit. She was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Education
- Bryn Mawr CollegeA.B., 1960
- Chicago-Kent College of LawJ.D., 1966
Career
Legal researcher, Richard J. Phelan, Esq., Chicago, Illinois, 1971; Law clerk, Hon. James B. Parsons, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1972-1973; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1973-1977; deputy chief, Public Protection Unit, 1975-1976; chief, Public Protection Unit, 1976-1977; Deputy governor and legal counsel, Gov. James R. Thompson, Illinois, 1977-1984
Biography
Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner (Latvian: Ilana Rovnere) is a senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Rovner was the first woman appointed to the Seventh Circuit. She was previously a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
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