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Joan Gottschall

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Joan Gottschall
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Current Court Information:
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Title:   Senior Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Bill Clinton
Active:   8/1/1996 - 4/23/2012
Senior:   4/23/2012 - Present
Preceded by:   James Moran
Past post:   Magistrate Judge
Past term:   1984 - 1996
Personal History
Born:   1947
Home State:   Oak Ridge, TN
Bachelors:   Smith College, B.A., 1969
Law School:   Stanford Law School, J.D., 1973

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Joan B. Gottschall is an Article III federal judge serving on senior status for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She joined the court in 1996 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton. She assumed senior status on April 23, 2012.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Gottschall received her Bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1969, and her Juris Doctor degree from Stanford University Law School in 1973.[1]

Professinal career

  • Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1973-1976; 1978-1982
  • Staff attorney, Federal Defender Program, Chicago, Illinois, 1976-1978
  • Staff attorney, Legal Office, University of Chicago 1982-1984 [1]

Judicial career

Northern District of Illinois

Gotschall served as a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1984 to 1996. [1]

Gotschall was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by President Bill Clinton on March 29, 1996, to a seat vacated by James Moran. Gottschall was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 25, 1996 on a Senate vote and received her commission on August 1, 1996. She assumed senior status on April 23, 2012.[2]

Notable cases

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Illinois lobbyist fees

Judge Gottschall ordered an injunction against the State of Illinois on February 12, 2010, from continuing a 2009 increase on registration fees for lobbyists.

Illinois raised normal lobbyist registration fees from $350 to $1,000 along with the fee for non-profit groups employing lobbyists from $150 to $1,000 in 2009. Despite the injunction, the judge has not reinstated the $350 and $150 fees until further arguments come from the Illinois Secretary of State whether to have a smaller increase or to keep fees at their previous amounts. [3]

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Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
James Moran
Northern District of Illinois
1996–2012
Succeeded by:
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