Marvin Aspen's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Northern
Contact Information
Office
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 South Dearborn Street, Courtroom 2568, Chambers 2578
Chicago, IL 60604
Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse
327 South Church Street
Rockford, IL 61101
Full Name:
Marvin E. Aspen
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
07/11/1934
Birth Place:
Chicago, IL
JD, School of Law, Northwestern University, 1958
BS, Northwestern University, 1956
No political experience information on file.
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Senior Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 2002-present
Adjunct Professor, Northwestern University, 1969-present
Chief Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1995-2002
Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1979-1995
Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Cook County, 1971-1979
Nominated by President Jimmy Carter, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, April 30, 1979
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of Illinois, July 23, 1979
Assistant Corporation Counsel, Head of Appeals and Review Division, City of Chicago, Illinois, 1963-1971
Attorney, Private Practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1958-1959, 1971
Airman, United States Air Force Reserve, 1960-1964
Assistant State's Attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1960-1963
Served, Illinois State National Guard, 1958-1960
Law Clerk, Court of Claims Section, United States Department of Justice, Washington, District of Columbia, 1958
President, American Bar Association Museum, present
Former Member, Board of Governors, American Bar Association
Member, Board of the American Bar Foundation, present
Former Chair, Executive Committee of the National Conference of Federal Trial Judges
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2000-2003
Member, Federal Judicial Center Board, 1994-1998