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Conlon, Suzanne B.
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on April 2, 1987, to a seat vacated by Thomas R. McMillen. Confirmed by the Senate on February 19, 1988, and received commission on February 22, 1988. Assumed senior status on April 17, 2004.
Education:
Mundelein College, B.A., 1963
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D., 1968
University of London, Diploma in Foreign and Comparative Law, 1971
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Edwin Robson, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1968-1971
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1972-1975
Faculty, DePaul University, 1972-1975; assistant professor, 1972-1973; lecturer, 1973-1975
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1977, 1982-1986
Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1977-1982
Assistant general counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1986
Executive director, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1986-1987
Special counsel to associate attorney general Stephen S. Trott, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988
Adjunct professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1991-