Rubén Castillo (judge)

Rubén Castillo
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
July 1, 2013  July 1, 2019
Preceded byJames F. Holderman
Succeeded byRebecca R. Pallmeyer
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
May 9, 1994  September 27, 2019
Appointed byBill Clinton
Preceded byNicholas John Bua
Succeeded byFranklin U. Valderrama
Personal details
Born (1954-08-12) August 12, 1954
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationLoyola University Chicago (BA)
Northwestern University (JD)

Rubén Castillo (born August 12, 1954) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. In 1994, Castillo was the first person of Latino descent to be named a judge in the Northern District of Illinois, and in 2013 the first to become Chief Judge.