Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner (born 1939) is a former
United States district judge
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of the
, and in 2013 was listed as a
NAFTA
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adjudicator.
Education and career
Getzendanner was born in
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Illinois
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. She received a
Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...
from
Loyola University Chicago
Loyola University Chicago (Loyola or LUC) is a private Jesuit research university in Chicago, Illinois. Founded in 1870 by the Society of Jesus, Loyola is one of the largest Catholic
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Cathol ...
in 1966 and a
Juris Doctor
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and one of several Doctor of Law degrees. The J.D. is the standard degree obtained to practice law ...
from
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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in 1966. She was a
law clerk
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for Judge
Julius Hoffman of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 1966 to 1968. Thereafter, she entered private practice in Chicago.
Federal judicial service
Getzendanner was nominated by President
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
on June 4, 1980, to a new seat on the
created by 92 Stat. 1629. She was confirmed on September 29, 1980, and received her commission on September 30, 1980. On September 30, 1987, she resigned and re-entered private practice.
Notable case
She was the presiding judge in the second trial of
Wilk v. American Medical Association
''Wilk v. American Medical Association'', 895 F.2d 352 ( 7th Cir. 1990), was a federal antitrust suit brought against the American Medical Association (AMA) and 10 co-defendants by chiropractor Chester A. Wilk, DC, and four co-plaintiffs. It resu ...
(May/June 1987).
References
Sources
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1939 births
Living people
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
20th-century American judges
Loyola University Chicago School of Law alumni
20th-century American women judges