Born Chicago, Illinois, July 10, 1953; admitted to the Illinois Supreme Court, 1978, United States Supreme Court, 1983, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 1978, United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois, 1994, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 1991, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1993, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 2000, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1987, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1988, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1979, United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1999, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1987, United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 2002, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, 1981, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1989; University of Illinois (B.S. summa cum laude 1975), University of Illinois Law School (J.D. magna cum laude 1978); Topics Editor, University of Illinois Law Review, Order of the Coif; Law Clerk, Hon. Philip W. Tone, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 1978-1979; Hon. Robert J. Steigmann, Circuit Court of Champaign County, 1977-1978; associate, Jenner & Block, 1979-1984, partner, 1985-present; Member, American Bar Association, Seventh Circuit Bar Association, American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, American Law Institute, Illinois State Bar Association, Appellate Lawyers Association, Federal Bar Association; Recipient, The Walter J. Cummings Award for excellence in pro bono advocacy before the Seventh Circuit, 1995; University of Illinois College of Law Board of Visitors, 1998-2000.