Ruben Castillo at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 9, 1994–present
Ruben Castillo
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Vice chair, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 1999-2010
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1991-1994
- Regional counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense Fund, 1988-1991
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1984-1988
- Private practice, Chicago, IL, 1979-1984
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1994-present
- He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton (D).
Education
- Loyola University Chicago · B.A., 1976
- Northwestern in 1979 · J.D.
Personal record
Born 1954 · Chicago, IL
Courtroom rules and guidance
No applicable courtroom procedure is currently documented in the indexed public sources.
Sources
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois current judicial profile
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/568/ruben-castillo/