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Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University School of Law, 1989-present

Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2013-2019

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1994-2013

Partner, Kirkland and Ellis, 1991-1994

Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, January 27, 1994

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, May 6, 1994

Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, 1988-1991

Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1988

Associate Attorney, Jenner and Block, 1979-1984

Member, Judicial Conference of the United States Courts, 2012-2016

Vice Chair, United States Sentencing Commission, 1999-2010