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Marvin E. Aspen
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Marvin E. Aspen serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Jul 23, 1979. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter
- Confirmed
- Jul 23, 1979
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1934
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisJimmy Carter · Jul 23, 1979
Education
- Northwestern UniversityB.S., 1956
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1958
Career
Law clerk, Court of Claims Section, U.S. Department of Justice, 1958; Illinois National Guard, 1958-1960; U.S. Air Force Reserve airman, 1960-1964; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1958-1959, 1971; Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1960-1963; Assistant corporation counsel, head of Appeals and Review Division, Chicago, Illinois, 1963-1971; Adjunct professor of law, Northwestern University, 1969-; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1971-1979; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1994-1998; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2003
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