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Rubén Castillo
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1994
Rubén Castillo , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Rubén Castillo (born August 12, 1954) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 1994, Castillo was the first person of Latino descent to be named a judge in the Northern District of Illinois, and in 2013 the first to become Chief Judge.
Education
- Loyola University ChicagoB.A., 1976
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1979
Career
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1979-1984, 1991-1994; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1988; Regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, 1988-1991; Vice chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1999-2010; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2012-2016
Biography
Rubén Castillo (born August 12, 1954) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 1994, Castillo was the first person of Latino descent to be named a judge in the Northern District of Illinois, and in 2013 the first to become Chief Judge.
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