Lefkow, Joan Humphrey Born 1944 in Rural Nemaha County, KS Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois Nominated by William J. Clinton on May 11, 2000, to a seat vacated by Ann C. Williams; Confirmed by the Senate on June 30, 2000, and received commission on July 11, 2000. U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1982-1997 U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois, 1997-2000 Education: Wheaton College, A.B., 1965 Northwestern University Law School, J.D., 1971 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1971-1972 Staff attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago, Inc., 1972-1975 Administrative law judge, Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission, 1975-1979 Instructor, University of Miami Law School, 1980-1981 Executive director, Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Inc., 1981-1982 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Female