Robert Michael Dow Jr. | |
---|---|
Counselor to the Chief Justice | |
Assumed office December 5, 2022 | |
Appointed by | John Roberts |
Preceded by | Jeffrey P. Minear |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
Assumed office December 5,2007 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Charles P. Kocoras |
Personal details | |
Born | Robert Michael Dow Jr. 1965 (age 59–60) Madison,Wisconsin,U.S. |
Education | Yale College (BA) University of Oxford (MPhil,DPhil) Harvard University (JD) |
Robert Michael Dow Jr. (born 1965) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois and concurrently serves as counselor to Chief Justice John Roberts.
Born in Madison,Wisconsin,Dow received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1987,a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1990,and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1993. He was a law clerk for Judge Joel Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 1993 to 1994. He was in private practice in Chicago from 1995 to 2007. He serves as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law where he teaches complex litigation. [1]
On July 17,2007,Dow was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Charles P. Kocoras. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 13,2007,and received his commission on December 5,2007. [2]
On December 2,2010,Judge Dow ruled against five states (Michigan,Pennsylvania,Ohio,Minnesota,and Wisconsin),stating that five Chicago-area shipping locks will stay open despite the risk that Lake Michigan Asian carp pose to the multi-billion dollar fishing industry,saying not enough evidence was presented that indicated the danger was truly imminent. Closing the locks could undermine commerce and pose flood-control problems.
On October 3,2022,the Supreme Court announced that John Roberts had appointed Dow to serve as counselor to the chief justice,a role which acts as the chief justice's chief of staff. He succeeded Jeffrey P. Minear,who retired in September 2022. [1]
Loyola University Chicago School of Law is the law school of Loyola University Chicago,a private Jesuit research university in Chicago. Established in 1908,Loyola University Chicago School of Law offers degrees and combined degree programs,including the Juris Doctor,Master of Laws,and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees.
Abner Joseph Mikva was an American politician,federal judge,and legal scholar. He was a member of the Democratic Party. After serving in the Illinois House of Representatives,Mikva ran for congress in 1966 but lost the primary to incumbent congressman Barrett O'Hara. In 1968,Mikva defeated O'Hara. Mikva served in the United States House of Representatives representing Illinois's 2nd congressional district (1969–1973) and 10th congressional district (1975–1979). He was appointed as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit by President Jimmy Carter,serving from 1979 to 1994. He served as the White House Counsel from 1994 to 1995 during Bill Clinton's presidency. He was one of the few people in modern times to serve in the executive,legislative and judicial branches of the Federal government.
Kenneth Francis Ripple is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Notre Dame Law School is the law school of the University of Notre Dame. Established in 1869,it is the oldest continuously operating Catholic law school in the United States.
The Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law is the law school of Northwestern University,a private research university. The law school is located on the university's Chicago campus. Northwestern Law is considered part of the T14,an unofficial designation in the legal community for the best law schools in the United States.
The University of Iowa College of Law is the law school of the University of Iowa,located in Iowa City,Iowa. It was founded in 1865.
Marquette University Law School is the law school of Marquette University in Milwaukee,Wisconsin. It is one of two law schools in Wisconsin and the only private law school in the state. Founded in 1892 as the Milwaukee Law Class,MULS is housed in Eckstein Hall on Marquette University's campus in downtown Milwaukee.
Jeffrey P. Minear was the counselor to Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. Minear began work at the Supreme Court on September 11,2006. Previously he had been senior litigation counsel and assistant to the Solicitor General,Department of Justice (DOJ).
Ann Claire Williams is a retired United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She is currently of counsel at Jones Day.
Michael Paul Mills is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi.
Elwyn Riley Shaw was an Illinois lawyer and judge who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court (1933–1942),United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1944–1950) and briefly as a member of National Railway Labor Panel in 1943.
Samuel Hubbel Treat Jr. was an American lawyer and jurist who served as a justice of the Illinois Supreme Court and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Following is a list of notable alumni of the University of Wisconsin Law School.