Ronald A. Guzman

Ronald A. Guzman (born November 18, 1948) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Ronald A. Guzman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Assumed office
November 16, 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
November 15, 1999 – November 16, 2014
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byBrian Barnett Duff
Succeeded byJorge Luis Alonso
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
1990–1999
Personal details
Born
Ronald A. Guzman

(1948-11-18) November 18, 1948
Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico
EducationLehigh University (B.A.)
New York University Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, Guzman received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Lehigh University in 1970 and a Juris Doctor from New York University Law School in 1973. He was in private practice from 1973 to 1974, and was an assistant states attorney of Cook County, Illinois from 1975 to 1980. He was a staff attorney (part-time), for the Association House of Chicago from 1980 to 1984, returning to private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1980 to 1990. He served as a United States Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1990 to 1999.

Federal judicial service

On August 5, 1999, Guzman was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Brian Barnett Duff. Guzman was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 10, 1999, and received his commission on November 15, 1999. He assumed senior status on November 16, 2014.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Brian Barnett Duff		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1999–2014		 Succeeded by
Jorge Luis Alonso
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