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3 unusual facts about United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois


John Hossack

Hossack was subsequently indicted for violation the Fugitive Slave Law, and tried in Chicago before Judge Thomas Drummond of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Joseph Bloomfield Leake

After the war he became the U.S. District Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago.

Sara Ellis

Sara Lee Ellis (born 1969), Canadian-born American federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois


Bernard Martin Decker

On December 12, 1962, Decker received a recess appointment from President John F. Kennedy to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois created by 75 Stat.

Dart v. Craigslist, Inc.

2d 961 (N.D. Ill. Oct. 20, 2009), is a decision by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in which the court held that Craigslist, as an Internet service provider, was immune from wrongs committed by their users under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA).

James Benton Parsons

On August 9, 1961, Parsons was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Philip L. Sullivan.

National City Lines

In 1948, the United States Supreme Court (in United States v. National City Lines Inc.) permitted a change in venue to the Federal District Court in Northern Illinois.

Raja Krishnamoorthi

After graduating from law school, Krishnamoorthi clerked for Judge Joan B. Gottschall at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Richard Bevan Austin

On August 7, 1961, Austin was nominated by President John F. Kennedy to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Walter J. LaBuy.


see also

Gettleman

Robert William Gettleman, federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois