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Rubén Castillo
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Rubén Castillo served on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed May 6, 1994. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- May 6, 1994
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1954
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisWilliam J. Clinton · May 6, 1994 – Sep 27, 2019
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
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