Joan B. Gottschall

Born 1947 in Oak Ridge, TN

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by James Byron Moran. Confirmed by the Senate on July 25, 1996, and received commission on August 1, 1996. Assumed senior status on April 23, 2012.

U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1996

Education:
Smith College, B.A., 1969
Stanford Law School, J.D., 1973

Professional Career:
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1976, 1978-1982
Staff attorney, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1976-1978
Staff attorney, Legal Office, University of Chicago, 1982-1984

Judge

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

1996 - Current

Assumed senior status on April 23, 2012.

U.S. Magistrate Judge

U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

1984 - 1996

Staff attorney

Legal Office, University of Chicago

1982 - 1984

Attorney

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois

1973 - 1982

1973-1976, 1978-1982

Staff attorney

Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois

1976 - 1978

Stanford University

J.D. (1973)

Smith College

B.A. (1969)