Stanley Julian Roszkowski Explained

Stanley Julian Roszkowski
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Term Start:January 9, 1991
Term End:January 31, 1998
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Term Start1:October 11, 1977
Term End1:January 9, 1991
Appointer1:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor1:Richard Wellington McLaren
Successor1:Wayne Andersen
Birth Name:Stanley Julian Roszkowski
Birth Date:27 January 1923
Birth Place:Boonville, New York
Death Place:Rockford, Illinois
Education:University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BS)
University of Illinois College of Law (JD)

Stanley Julian Roszkowski (January 27, 1923 – July 7, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born in Boonville, New York, Roszkowski was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1954. He was in private practice in Rockford, Illinois from 1955 to 1977.

Federal judicial service

On July 19, 1977, Roszkowski was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Richard Wellington McLaren. Roszkowski was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 7, 1977, and received his commission on October 11, 1977. He assumed senior status on January 9, 1991, serving in that capacity until his retirement, on January 31, 1998. The Stanley J. Roszkowski United States Courthouse in Rockford is named for him. He died in Rockford, on July 7, 2014.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former District Judge Stanley Roszkowski Passes Away . Wifr.com . 2014-07-10.