Senior District Judge Robert W. Gettleman was appointed to the Northern District of Illinois by President William J. Clinton in 1994.
Judge Gettleman was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and grew up in Miami, Florida. He received joint B.S. and B.A. degrees from Boston University in 1965 and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1968. After law school, he clerked at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, then was in private practice in Chicago for 24 years. He took senior status in May 2009.
Education
- Northwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1968
- Boston University, B.S./B.A., 1965
Career
- Senior District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (2009–present)
- District Judge, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois (1994–2009)
- Private practice, Chicago (approximately 1969–1994)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit