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⚫ '''Rebecca R. Pallmeyer''' (born September 13, 1954)<ref>{{cite web |title=Pallmeyer; Rebecca R. |url=http://search.chicagolawbulletin.com/judge/gettoctext.cfm?t=QiqKrC1mlMw= |work=Sullivan's Judicial Profiles |publisher=Chicago Daily Law Bulletin |accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref> is a ] in the ].
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⚫ '''Rebecca Ruth Pallmeyer''' <ref>{{cite web |title=Pallmeyer; Rebecca R. |url=http://search.chicagolawbulletin.com/judge/gettoctext.cfm?t=QiqKrC1mlMw= |work=Sullivan's Judicial Profiles |publisher=Chicago Daily Law Bulletin |accessdate=January 11, 2013}}</ref> (born September 13, 1954) is a ] ] of the ].


==Education and career==
⚫ Born in ], Judge Pallmeyer received a ] from ] in 1976 and a ] from the ] in 1979. She was a ] to the Hon. ], Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, from 1979 to 1980. She was in private practice in ] from 1980 to 1985 at the law firm of Hopkins & Sutter. She was an administrative law judge on the ] from 1985 to 1991. She was a U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1991 to 1998.


⚫ Pallmeyer was born September 13, 1954, in ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary|publisher=]|year=1997|volume=4|page=692|url=https://archive.org/details/confirmationhear497unit/page/692/mode/2up?q=Pallmeyer}}</ref> Pallmeyer received a ] degree from ] in 1976 and a ] from the ] in 1979. She was a ] to ], Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, from 1979 to 1980. She was in private practice in ], ], from 1980 to 1985 at the law firm of Hopkins & Sutter. She was an administrative law judge on the Illinois Human Rights Commission from 1985 to 1991.<ref name="Dorning 1997"/> She was a ] of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1991 to 1998.
⚫ Judge Pallmeyer was nominated by President ] on July 31, 1997, to a seat vacated by Judge ]. She was confirmed by the ] on October 21, 1998, and received her commission on October 22, 1998.

===Federal judicial service===

⚫ Pallmeyer was nominated by President ] on July 31, 1997, to a seat on the ] vacated by Judge ]. She was confirmed by the ] on October 21, 1998, and received her commission on October 22, 1998.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{FJC Bio|nid=1390846|inline=yes}}</ref>

On July 1, 2019, she became chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois. She is the first female to do so, in the nearly 200 years of the court's existence.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chief-judge-rebecca-pallmeyer-20190314-story.html |title=Rebecca Pallmeyer to be first female chief judge in long history of Chicago's federal court |last=Sobol |first=Rosemary |date=March 15, 2019 |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2019-03-18 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theeagle.com/news/nation/chicago-federal-court-gets-first-female-chief-judge/article_e5c69610-f841-5e37-82af-ab8b4786f117.html |title=Chicago federal court gets first female chief judge |last=Greene |first=Morgan |date=July 5, 2019 |website=The Eagle |language=en |access-date=July 6, 2019}}</ref> She served as the chief judge from July 1, 2019 to August 1, 2024, when she assumed ].<ref name="fjc.gov"/>

== See also ==
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Latest revision as of 03:42, 2 August 2024

American judge (born 1954)
Rebecca Pallmeyer
Pallmeyer in 2020
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Incumbent
Assumed office
August 1, 2024
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
July 1, 2019 – August 1, 2024
Preceded byRubén Castillo
Succeeded byVirginia Mary Kendall
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
October 22, 1998 – August 1, 2024
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byWilliam Thomas Hart
Succeeded byGeorgia N. Alexakis
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
1991–1998
Personal details
BornRebecca Ruth Pallmeyer
(1954-09-13) September 13, 1954 (age 70)
Tokyo, Japan
EducationValparaiso University (BA)
University of Chicago (JD)

Rebecca Ruth Pallmeyer (born September 13, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Pallmeyer was born September 13, 1954, in Tokyo, Japan. Pallmeyer received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Valparaiso University in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1979. She was a law clerk to Rosalie E. Wahl, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice, from 1979 to 1980. She was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois, from 1980 to 1985 at the law firm of Hopkins & Sutter. She was an administrative law judge on the Illinois Human Rights Commission from 1985 to 1991. She was a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1991 to 1998.

Federal judicial service

Pallmeyer was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 31, 1997, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge William Thomas Hart. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 21, 1998, and received her commission on October 22, 1998.

On July 1, 2019, she became chief judge of the Northern District of Illinois. She is the first female to do so, in the nearly 200 years of the court's existence. She served as the chief judge from July 1, 2019 to August 1, 2024, when she assumed senior status.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dorning, Mike (May 20, 1997). "Senators Offer Picks for Federal Judges: Moseley-Braun Adviser Among 5 Candidates". Chicago Tribune – via ProQuest.
  2. "Pallmeyer; Rebecca R." Sullivan's Judicial Profiles. Chicago Daily Law Bulletin. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  3. "Confirmation hearings on federal appointments: Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary". United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. 1997. p. 692.
  4. ^ Rebecca R. Pallmeyer at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. Sobol, Rosemary (March 15, 2019). "Rebecca Pallmeyer to be first female chief judge in long history of Chicago's federal court". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  6. Greene, Morgan (July 5, 2019). "Chicago federal court gets first female chief judge". The Eagle. Retrieved July 6, 2019.

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Preceded byWilliam Thomas Hart Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Preceded byRubén Castillo Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
2019–2024 		Succeeded byVirginia Mary Kendall
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