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Reinhard, Philip Godfrey

Born 1941 in LaSalle, IL

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nominated by George H.W. Bush on August 1, 1991, to a new seat authorized by 104 Stat. 5089. Confirmed by the Senate on February 6, 1992, and received commission on February 10, 1992. Assumed senior status on January 12, 2007.

Education:
University of Illinois, B.A., 1962
University of Illinois College of Law, J.D., 1964

Professional Career:

Assistant state's attorney, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1964-1967
Private practice, Rockford, Illinois, 1967-1968
State's attorney, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1968-1976
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, 1976-1980
Judge, Illinois Appellate Court, Second District, 1980-1992