Ann Claire Williams
 

Hon. Ann Claire Williams
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Address: Room 2602
Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse
219 S. Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 435-5532
Fax: (312) 435-5797
E-mail: Contact Us
Web site: http://www.ca7.uscourts.gov
Position Bar Admissions Education
Honors Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
Judge


Bar Admissions:
Illinois, 1975
U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois
Education:
Notre Dame Law School, Notre Dame, Indiana, 1975
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1972
M.A., Master of Arts

Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 1970
B.S., Bachelor of Science

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor and Lecturer, Northwestern University Law School, 1979 - Present

Faculty Member, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1979 - Present

Board Member, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1996 - Present

Faculty Member, Federal Judicial Center Orientation for New District Judges, 1990 - Present

Honors and Awards:
Doctor of Public Service, University of Portland, 1993

Honorary Juris Doctor, Lake Forest College, 1987

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Federal Bar Association
Member

Federal Judges Association
Member, Treasurer

Women's Bar Association of Illinois
Member

Cook County Bar Association
Member

National Association of Women Judges
Member

Illinois Judicial Council
Member

Legal Club of Chicago
Member

Judicial Conference Court Administration and Case Management Committee, 1993 - Present
Chair

Federal Bar Association
Board of Directors

Just the Beginning Foundation
Chair

Past Employment Positions:
Northern District of Illinois, Assistant United States Attorney, 1976 - 1985

Northern District of Illinois, Chief, Organized Drug Enforcement Task Force for the North Central Region, 1983 - 1984

Northern District of Illinois, Deputy Chief, Criminal Receiving and Appellate Unit, 1980 - 1983

Northern District of Illinois, Attorney, 1976 - 1980

Hon. Robert A. Sprecher, United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, Law Clerk, 1975 - 1976

Fraternities/Sororities:
Delta Sigma Theta
Birth Information:
1949
Profile Last Updated:
11/18/2009
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