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.