Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. at a glance
- Current role
- U.S. District Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 4, 1984–present
Charles Ronald Norgle Sr.
U.S. District Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Deputy public defender, DuPage County, Illinois, 1971-1973
- Professional Career: Assistant state's attorney, DuPage County, Illinois, 1969-1971
- circuit judge, 1981-1984
- associate judge, 1978-1981
- circuit judge, 1977-1978
- associate judge, 1973-1977
- Judge, Circuit Court of Illinois, DuPage County, 1973-1984
- Deputy public defender, DuPage County, IL, 1971-1973
- Assistant state's attorney, DuPage County, IL, 1969-1971
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1984-present
- Professional Career: Judge, Circuit Court of Illinois, DuPage County, 1973-1984; associate judge, 1973-1977, 1978-1981; circuit judge, 1977-1978, 1981-1984
Education
- Northwestern University · B.B.A., 1964
- John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) · J.D., 1969
- University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
Personal record
Born 1937 · Chicago, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1385811CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2426/charles-ronald-norgle-sr/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts