Wayne Andersen
Wayne R. Andersen is a former Article III federal judge in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He joined the court in 1991 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. Andersen retired on July 31, 2010.[1]
Early life and education
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Anderson attended Harvard and graduated in 1967. He received his J.D. degree from the University of Illinois Law School in Champaign in 1970.[1]
Professional career
- 1989-1991: Supervising Judge, Chicago Traffic Court, Chicago, Illinois
- 1984-1991: Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County
- 1981-1984: Deputy secretary of state of Illinois, Office of Secretary of State Jim Edgar
- 1972-1980: Attorney in private practice
- 1970-1972: Administrative assistant, Majority Leader Henry Hyde, Illinois House of Representatives[1][2]
Judicial career
Northern District of Illinois
Andersen was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by President George H.W. Bush on July 24, 1991, to a seat vacated by Judge Stanley Roszkowski. Andersen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 15, 1991, and received commission on November 18, 1991. His service was terminated on July 31, 2010, due to retirement.[1]
Notable case
On March 5, 2010, Judge Andersen refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that former U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld allowed two security contractors under his supervision to engage in torture. The judge ruled that there was enough probable cause to warrant a trial after evidence presented in the complaint alone was more than enough in the judge's opinion to move the case forward.
The case was first filed in 2006 after two men filed a lawsuit after they were tortured by American forces while working for the contractors named in the case.[3]
Awards and associations
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
- Member of the federal judges Association and the Illinois Judges Association
- Member of the Chicago Bar Association and a member of its Board of Managers
- Member of the Glenview Community Church (Affiliated With the United Church of Christ) 1997-Present
- Past Member of the Board of Directors of Harvard Club of Chicago and an interviewer for the Harvard Club's Schools Committee interviewing high school students who apply to Harvard University[2]
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by: Stanley Roszkowski |
Northern District of Illinois 1991–2010 Seat #8 |
Succeeded by: Thomas M. Durkin
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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