Jack B. Schmetterer

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Jack B. Schmetterer

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois

Years in office: 1985 - 2011

Education

Bachelor's

Yale University, 1952

Law

Yale Law School, 1955

Jack B. Schmetterer was a federal bankruptcy judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Illinois. He was first appointed to the court on May 9, 1985, which was later extended by six months. Schmetterer was reappointed for a second term effective November 6, 1999. He retired on December 31, 2011.

Education and early life

Judge Schmetterer attended Yale University for his bachelor's degree in 1952 and would earn his J.D. in 1955. After graduating he served the U.S. Army from 1956 to 1958.

Career

• 1984-1985: Member, Northbrook Village Board
• 1981-1984: Trustee, North Shore Mass Transit District
• 1971-1973: First Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County
• 1963-1970: Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois

1968-1970: First Assistant U.S. Attorney

See also

• United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Illinois
• United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
• United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

External links

• U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois

Footnotes

Illinois courts

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Federal courts:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of Illinois, Northern District of Illinois, Southern District of Illinois

State courts:

Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court

State resources:

Courts in Illinois • Illinois judicial elections • Judicial selection in Illinois