**District Judge Robert M. Dow Jr.** was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President George W. Bush in 2007. Judge Dow was born in 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin. He received a Ph.D. from the University of Oxford before attending law school. He clerked for Judge Joel Flaum of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1993 to 1994, then was in private practice in Chicago from 1995 to 2007. He serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, teaching complex litigation. In October 2022, Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Judge Dow to serve as Counselor to the Chief Justice, a role that acts as the chief justice's chief of staff. **Education** - Harvard Law School, J.D., 1993 - University of Oxford, D.Phil., 1990 - Yale University, B.A., 1987 **Career** - Counselor to the Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Court (2022–present) - District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2007–present) - Private practice, Chicago (1995–2007) - Law Clerk, Hon. Joel Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit (1993–1994)

**Courthouse:** Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL 60604 **Chambers:** Room 1046 **Phone:** (312) 435-5665 **Fax:** (312) 554-8478 **Chambers Staff** - Courtroom Deputy: Carolyn Hoesly, (312) 435-5668 - Court Reporter: Kristin Ashenhurst, (312) 818-6549 - Law Clerk: Adrienne Tarver