A. Benjamin Goldgar

A. Benjamin Goldgar

Nonpartisan

United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Illinois

Tenure

2003 - Present

Term ends

2031

Years in position

22

Elections and appointments

Appointed

February 3, 2003

Education

Bachelor's

Brown University, 1979

Law

Northwestern University School of Law, 1982

Contact

Official website

A. Benjamin Goldgar is a judge for the United States bankruptcy court, Northern District of Illinois. He was appointed to the court on February 3, 2003.

Education

Judge Goldgar earned his bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Brown University in 1979 and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law in 1982.

Career

• 1995-2003: Assistant attorney general
  • 1997-2003: Supervising attorney, Civil Appeals Division, Office of the Illinois Attorney General

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

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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

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Illinois Supreme Court • Illinois Appellate Court • Illinois Circuit Court

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