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Dow, Robert Michael, Jr.
Born 1965 in Madison, WI
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by George W. Bush on July 18, 2007, to a seat vacated by Charles P. Kocoras. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2007, and received commission on December 5, 2007.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1987
University of Oxford, D.Phil., 1990
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by George W. Bush on July 18, 2007, to a seat vacated by Charles P. Kocoras. Confirmed by the Senate on November 13, 2007, and received commission on December 5, 2007.
Education:
Yale University, B.A., 1987
University of Oxford, D.Phil., 1990
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1993
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Joel M. Flaum, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1993-1994
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-2007
Counselor to Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts, Jr., 2022-