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Joan Humphrey Lefkow
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Joan Humphrey Lefkow serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jun 30, 2000. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Jun 30, 2000
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1944
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisWilliam J. Clinton · Jun 30, 2000
Education
- Wheaton College, IllinoisA.B., 1965
- Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law)J.D., 1971
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1971-1972; Staff attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Inc., 1972-1975; Administrative law judge, Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1975-1979; Instructor, University of Miami Law School, 1980-1981; Executive director, Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., 1981-1982
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