Ann Claire Williams at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 15, 1999–Former
Ann Claire Williams
Judge · Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, Northern Central Region, 1983-1985
- deputy chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Division, 1980-1983
- Adjunct professor and lecturer, John Marshall Law School, 1979-present
- Adjunct professor and lecturer, Northwestern University Law School, 1979-present
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1976-1985
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert A. Sprecher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1975-1976
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1985-1999
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1999-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Education
- Wayne State University · B.S., 1970
- Notre Dame Law School
- University of Michigan
Personal record
Born 1949 · Detroit, MI
Courtroom rules and guidance
No applicable courtroom procedure is currently documented in the indexed public sources.
Sources
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3481/ann-claire-williams/