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Hon. Karen Caldwell

Karen Kaye Caldwell (born February 25, 1956) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Education and Career Caldwell earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 from Transylvania University, and her Juris Doctor from University of Kentucky College of Law in 1980. She worked as a field claims representative for State Farm Insurance from 1980 until 1987, […]

Hon. Robert Dow, Jr.

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. Education and Career 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 […]

Hon. Sarah Vance

As both a litigator and a judge, antitrust law has been an area of particular interest for Judge Vance. She has authored numerous articles on the subject and has extensive involvement with the ABA’s Antitrust Section. Career Research analyst at the Public Affairs Research Council Counsel for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (At Stone Pigman) […]

Hon. Roger Benitez

Roger Thomas Benitez (born December 30, 1950)  is a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. Best known for striking down several California gun control laws. Education and Career Born in Havana, Cuba in 1950 and later moved to San Diego. Received an Associate of Arts degree from Imperial Valley College in 1971, a Bachelor […]

Hon. David Proctor

Robert David Proctor (born December 5, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. Education and Career Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Proctor received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carson–Newman College, (now Carson–Newman University), in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from the University of […]

Hon. Royal Furgeson (Ret.)

William Royal Furgeson Jr. (born 1941) is a retired United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. After leaving the bench, he became the Founding Dean of University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law in June 2013, where he served for five years. He retired […]

Hon. J. Philip Calabrese

Jude Philip Calabrese (born 1971), known professionally as J. Philip Calabrese and Phil Calabrese, is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Education and Career Calabrese earned his Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, from the College of the Holy Cross and his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Harvard Law School. He was a Fulbright Fellow at the American School of Classical Studies […]

Hon. Carl Barbier

Carl Joseph Barbier (born August 21, 1944) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Education and career Born in 1944 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Barbier attended West Jefferson High School before receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree from Southeastern Louisiana University in 1966 and […]

Hon. Donovan Frank

Donovan W. Frank (born June 24, 1951) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and Career Frank was born in Rochester, Minnesota. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Luther College in 1973 and his Juris Doctor from Hamline University School of Law in 1977. Frank began his legal career as an assistant county attorney in St. Louis […]