Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner

Judge Ilana Kara Diamond Rovner

Personal

Birthday:

1938

Birthplace:

Riga, Latvia

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Legal researcher, Richard J. Phelan, Esq., Chicago, Illinois, 1971
Law clerk, Hon. James B. Parsons, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1972-1973
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1973-1977; deputy chief, Public Protection Unit, 1975-1976; chief, Public Protection Unit, 1976-1977
Deputy governor and legal counsel, Gov. James R. Thompson, Illinois, 1977-1984

Education

Name of School:

Bryn Mawr College

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1960

Name of School - Second:

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law

Chicago Kent is a national leader in legal education, recognized for the scholarly excellence of its faculty and distinguished by its curricular innovation. As part of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent is one of the few law schools affiliated with a technological university.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1966

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

9/12/1984

Termination Date:

8/17/1992

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

8/17/1992