Ilana Rovner
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Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner is a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. She joined the court in 1992 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush.
Early life and education
Born in Latvia turned American citizen, Rovner graduated from Bryn Mawr with her Bachelor's Degree in 1960 and later graduated from Chicago-Kent Law with her juris doctorate degree in 1966.
Legal career
Rovner began her legal career as a legal researcher for Chicago Attorney Richard Phelan based in Chicago in 1971 and as a Law clerk for federal judge James Parsons in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1972 to 1973. In 1973, Rovner joined the U.S. Attorney's Office as Assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1973-1977. While with the US Attorney's Office, Rovner served as Deputy chief of the Public Protection Unit from 1975 to 1976 and also served Chief of the Public Protection Unit from 1976 to 1977. In 1977, Rovner became Deputy Governor and legal counsel for Republican Illinois Governor James Thompson from 1977 to 1984.
Federal judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
On the recommendation of U.S. Senator Charles Percy Rovner was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on June 19, 1984 to a seat vacated by Joel Flaum as Flaum was nominated to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Rovner was confirmed by the Senate on September 12, 1984 on a senate vote and received commission on September 12, 1984. Rovner left the Northern District of Illinois August 17, 1992, due to appointment to another judicial position.
Seventh Circuit
On the recommendation of US Congressman Henry Hyde, Rovner was nominated by President George Bush on July 2, 1992 to a seat vacated by Harlington Wood as Wood assumed senior status. Rovner was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 12, 1992 on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission on August 17, 1992[1].
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Federal judges who have served the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Easterbrook • Evans • Flaum • Hamilton • Kanne • Posner • Rovner • Sykes • Tinder • Williams • Wood |
| Senior judges | |
| Former judges |
Alschuler • Anderson • Baker • Castle • Cummings • Duffy • Eschbach • Evans • Fairchild • Finnegan • FitzHenry • Gresham • Grosscup • Hastings • Jenkins • Kerner, Sr. • Kerner, Jr. • Kiley • Knoch • Kohlsaat • Lindley • Mack • Major • Minton • Page • Parkinson • Pell • Schnackenberg • Seaman • Showalter • Sparks • Sprecher • Stevens • Swaim • Swygert • Tone • Treanor • Wood • Woods |
