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Robert Michael Dow Jr.

Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Robert Michael Dow Jr. serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by George W. Bush and confirmed Nov 13, 2007 by a 86–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.

Appointed by
George W. Bush
Confirmed
Nov 13, 2007
Senate vote
86–0
ABA rating
Qualified
Born
1965

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisGeorge W. Bush · Nov 13, 2007

Education

  • Yale UniversityB.A., 1987
  • University of OxfordD.Phil., 1990
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1993

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1993-1994; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-2007; Counselor to Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., 2022-

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