James Block Zagel at a glance
- Current role
- Former Judge
- Current assignment
- District Court, N.D. Illinois
- Jurisdiction
- Illinois · Federal
- Judicial service
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James Block Zagel
Former Judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
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Biography
Professional career
- Director, Illinois State Police, 1980-1987
- Chairman, Illinois Governor's Advisory Counsel on Criminal Justice Legislation, 1980-1987
- Director, Illinois Department of Revenue, 1979-1980
- Executive director, Illinois Law Enforcement Commision, 1977-1979
- Chief assistant attorney general, State of Arizona (on leave from Illinois), 1975-present
- Chief prosecutor, Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board, 1973-1975
- chief, Criminal Justice Division, 1970-1977
- deputy chief, Criminal Justice Division, 1969-1970
- Assistant attorney general, State of Illinois, 1969-1977
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, IL, 1965-1969
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, N.D. Illinois, 1987
- Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Education
- University of Chicago · B.A., 1962
- University of Chicago · M.A., 1962
- Harvard University · J.D., 1965
- Evanston Township High School
- University of Chicago · Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts
Personal record
Born 1941 · Chicago, IL
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois current judicial profile
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