U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois
25 judges profiled from their own signed orders: how each rules on motions, with the orders quoted.
Jack B. SchmettererDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
John D. SchwartzDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
Manuel BarbosaDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
Susan Pierson SonderbyRetired 2012
Bankruptcy judge
Joan Humphrey LefkowRetired 2000
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Janet S. BaerRetired 2026
Bankruptcy judge
Pamela S. HollisNo longer serving
Bankruptcy judge
Richard N. DeGuntherNo longer serving
Bankruptcy judge
Richard L. MerrickDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
Edward Bernard TolesDeceased
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Eugene R. WedoffNo longer serving
Bankruptcy judge
Frederick J. HertzDeceased
Bankruptcy judge
John H. SquiresRetired 2011
Bankruptcy judge
Ronald S. BarliantRetired 2002
Bankruptcy judge
Donald R. CasslingRetired 2026
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Bruce W. BlackRetired 2017
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Erwin I. KatzNo longer serving
Bankruptcy judge
LaShonda A. HuntNo longer serving
Bankruptcy judge
Michael B. Slade
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Deborah L. Thorne
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Jacqueline P. Cox
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
David D. Cleary
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Thomas M. Lynch
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Timothy A. Barnes
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection
Daniel R. Fine
Bankruptcy judge, appointed by Merit selection