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'''Rubén Castillo''' (born August 12, 1954) is a former [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]]. In 1994, Castillo was the first person of [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Latino]] descent to be named a judge in the Northern District of Illinois, and in 2013 the first to become Chief Judge.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-chief-judge-rebecca-pallmeyer-20190314-story.html |title=Rebecca Pallmeyer to be first female chief judge in long history of Chicago's federal court |last=Sobol |first=Rosemary |work=Chicago Tribune |access-date=2019-03-18 |language=en-US}}</ref>

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'''Ruben Castillo''' (born August 12, 1954) is the [[United States federal judge|Chief United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]].


== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==


Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to a Mexican father and a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother,<ref>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index1.html Ten picks for Obama's Supreme Court {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412054133/http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index1.html |date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref> Castillo was the first member of his family to finish college.<ref name=confirmation>[https://archive.org/stream/confirmationhear03unit/confirmationhear03unit_djvu.txt "Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary"]. (March 25; April 21, 22, 29; May 12 and 25) United States Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.</ref> Castillo earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in political science in 1976 from [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]] in Chicago, working nights as a clerk at the [[Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County]] to put himself through school.<ref name=confirmation /> He then earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Northwestern University School of Law]] in 1979.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/castillo-ruben|title=Castillo, Ruben - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>
Born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] to a [[Mexican Americans|Mexican-American]] father and a [[Puerto Rican people|Puerto Rican]] mother,<ref>http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index1.html Ten picks for Obama's Supreme Court {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412054133/http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index1.html |date=April 12, 2009 }}</ref> Castillo was the first member of his family to finish college.<ref name=confirmation>[https://archive.org/stream/confirmationhear03unit/confirmationhear03unit_djvu.txt "Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary"]. (March 25; April 21, 22, 29; May 12 and 25) United States Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.</ref> Castillo earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in political science in 1976 from [[Loyola University Chicago|Loyola University]] in Chicago, working nights as a clerk at the [[Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County]] to put himself through school.<ref name=confirmation /> He then earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Northwestern University School of Law]] in 1979.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/castillo-ruben|title=Castillo, Rubén - Federal Judicial Center|website=www.fjc.gov}}</ref>


== Professional career ==
== Professional career ==


From 1979 until 1984, Castillo worked in private law practice in Chicago as an associate attorney for the law firm [[Jenner & Block]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.knox.edu/x5621.xml |accessdate=October 17, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010180331/http://www.knox.edu/x5621.xml |archivedate=October 10, 2007 }}</ref> In 1984, he was named an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] for the Northern District of Illinois. He worked as an Assistant United States Attorney until 1988, when he became a regional counsel for the [[Mexican American Legal Defense Fund]]. In 1991, Castillo returned to private law practice, where he worked as a partner at the law firm of [[Kirkland & Ellis]] until 1994.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="fjc.gov"/>
From 1979 until 1984, Castillo worked in private law practice in Chicago as an associate attorney for the law firm [[Jenner & Block]].<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.knox.edu/x5621.xml |accessdate=October 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010180331/http://www.knox.edu/x5621.xml |archivedate=October 10, 2007 |title=Federal Judge Ruben Castillo, Sept. 11 - Knox College News }}</ref> In 1984, he was named an [[Assistant United States Attorney]] for the Northern District of Illinois. He worked as an Assistant United States Attorney until 1988, when he became a regional counsel for the [[Mexican American Legal Defense Fund]]. In 1991, Castillo returned to private law practice, where he worked as a partner at the law firm of [[Kirkland & Ellis]] until 1994.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="fjc.gov"/> Following his retirement from the judiciary, Castillo rejoined private practice in the Chicago office of [[Akerman LLP]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.akerman.com/en/people/ruben-castillo.html | title=Ruben Castillo }}</ref>


== Federal judicial service ==
== Federal judicial service ==
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On January 27, 1994, President [[Bill Clinton]] nominated Castillo to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]] vacated by [[Nicholas John Bua]]. At his confirmation hearing before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] on March 25, 1994, Castillo told senators that "...in my career I have had the privilege of serving various clients from all walks of life, from some of the corporate 100 organizations to individuals who had literally no assets, and I have always enjoyed the role of being the advocate for those clients, but I really came to a conclusion that I would like to have only one client from now on, and that client being justice, per se, and that is why I want to be a Federal district court judge."<ref name="confirmation" /><ref name="fjc.gov"/>
On January 27, 1994, President [[Bill Clinton]] nominated Castillo to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois]] vacated by [[Nicholas John Bua]]. At his confirmation hearing before the [[United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary]] on March 25, 1994, Castillo told senators that "...in my career I have had the privilege of serving various clients from all walks of life, from some of the corporate 100 organizations to individuals who had literally no assets, and I have always enjoyed the role of being the advocate for those clients, but I really came to a conclusion that I would like to have only one client from now on, and that client being justice, per se, and that is why I want to be a Federal district court judge."<ref name="confirmation" /><ref name="fjc.gov"/>


Castillo was confirmed by the full [[United States Senate]] on May 6, 1994, and received his commission on May 9, 1994. Upon his confirmation, Castillo became the first Latino federal judge in the state of Illinois.<ref name=confirmation /> He also served as a Commissioner of the [[United States Sentencing Commission]] from 1999 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussc.gov/About_the_Commission/About_the_Commissioners/Former_Commissioners.cfm|title=Former Commissioner Information|date=28 October 2013|publisher=}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov"/>
Castillo was confirmed by the full [[United States Senate]] on May 6, 1994, and received his commission on May 9, 1994. Upon his confirmation, Castillo became the first Latino federal judge in the state of Illinois.<ref name=confirmation /> He also served as a Commissioner of the [[United States Sentencing Commission]] from 1999 to 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ussc.gov/About_the_Commission/About_the_Commissioners/Former_Commissioners.cfm|title=Former Commissioner Information|date=28 October 2013|publisher=|access-date=9 September 2011|archive-date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110922202538/http://www.ussc.gov/About_the_Commission/About_the_Commissioners/Former_Commissioners.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov"/>


Castillo became the Northern District's chief judge on July 1, 2013.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-castillo-chief-judge-20130707,0,4875017.story</ref><ref name="fjc.gov"/>
Castillo became the Northern District's chief judge on July 1, 2013 and served his term until July 1, 2019.<ref>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-castillo-chief-judge-20130707,0,4875017.story {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov"/> Castillo retired from active service on September 27, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/_assets/_news/Castillo%20Retirement%20Press%20Release%20FINAL.pdf|title=Former Chief Judge Rubén Castillo to Retire on September 27, 2019|publisher=United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division|work=Court Information Release|accessdate=September 27, 2019}}</ref>


== Personal ==
== Personal ==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates]]
*[[Barack Obama Supreme Court candidates]]
*[[List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists]]
*[[List of first minority male lawyers and judges in Illinois]]
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]
*[[Ruben Castillo (boxer)]]


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Rubén Castillo
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
July 1, 2013 – July 1, 2019
Preceded byJames F. Holderman
Succeeded byRebecca R. Pallmeyer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
May 9, 1994 – September 27, 2019
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byNicholas John Bua
Succeeded byFranklin U. Valderrama
Personal details
Born (1954-08-12) August 12, 1954 (age 70)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationLoyola University Chicago (BA)
Northwestern University (JD)

Rubén Castillo (born August 12, 1954) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 1994, Castillo was the first person of Latino descent to be named a judge in the Northern District of Illinois, and in 2013 the first to become Chief Judge.[1]

Early life and education

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Born in Chicago, Illinois to a Mexican-American father and a Puerto Rican mother,[2] Castillo was the first member of his family to finish college.[3] Castillo earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science in 1976 from Loyola University in Chicago, working nights as a clerk at the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County to put himself through school.[3] He then earned a Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in 1979.[4]

Professional career

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From 1979 until 1984, Castillo worked in private law practice in Chicago as an associate attorney for the law firm Jenner & Block.[5] In 1984, he was named an Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois. He worked as an Assistant United States Attorney until 1988, when he became a regional counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund. In 1991, Castillo returned to private law practice, where he worked as a partner at the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis until 1994.[5][4] Following his retirement from the judiciary, Castillo rejoined private practice in the Chicago office of Akerman LLP.[6]

Federal judicial service

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On January 27, 1994, President Bill Clinton nominated Castillo to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Nicholas John Bua. At his confirmation hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 25, 1994, Castillo told senators that "...in my career I have had the privilege of serving various clients from all walks of life, from some of the corporate 100 organizations to individuals who had literally no assets, and I have always enjoyed the role of being the advocate for those clients, but I really came to a conclusion that I would like to have only one client from now on, and that client being justice, per se, and that is why I want to be a Federal district court judge."[3][4]

Castillo was confirmed by the full United States Senate on May 6, 1994, and received his commission on May 9, 1994. Upon his confirmation, Castillo became the first Latino federal judge in the state of Illinois.[3] He also served as a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission from 1999 to 2010.[7][4]

Castillo became the Northern District's chief judge on July 1, 2013 and served his term until July 1, 2019.[8][4] Castillo retired from active service on September 27, 2019.[9]

Personal

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Castillo and his wife, Sylvia Mojica-Castillo, were married in 1978. They live on Chicago's Northwest Side.[3]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Sobol, Rosemary. "Rebecca Pallmeyer to be first female chief judge in long history of Chicago's federal court". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2019-03-18.
  2. ^ http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/11/19/supreme_court/index1.html Ten picks for Obama's Supreme Court Archived April 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b c d e "Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, first session on confirmations of appointees to the federal judiciary". (March 25; April 21, 22, 29; May 12 and 25) United States Committee on the Judiciary. Archived from the original on 5 May 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Castillo, Rubén - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  5. ^ a b "Federal Judge Ruben Castillo, Sept. 11 - Knox College News". Archived from the original on October 10, 2007. Retrieved October 17, 2008.
  6. ^ "Ruben Castillo".
  7. ^ "Former Commissioner Information". 28 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2011.
  8. ^ http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-castillo-chief-judge-20130707,0,4875017.story [dead link]
  9. ^ "Former Chief Judge Rubén Castillo to Retire on September 27, 2019" (PDF). Court Information Release. United States District Court Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Retrieved September 27, 2019.

References

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Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1994–2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
2013–2019 		Succeeded by
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