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Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. (born March 6, 1937) is an inactive Senior
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of the
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.


Early life, education, and career

Charles R. Norgle was born in
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on March 6, 1937. He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. After his service, he attended
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, where he received a
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in 1964. He then attended the John Marshall Law School, where he received his
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in 1969. He was an assistant
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of
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, from 1969 to 1971, and was then a deputy
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for DuPage County from 1971 to 1973. He became an associate judge for DuPage County in 1973, and then a circuit judge from 1977 to 1978, again serving as an associate judge from 1978 to 1981, and as a circuit judge from 1981 to 1984.


Federal judicial service

On September 10, 1984, Norgle was nominated by President
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to a new seat on the
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created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the
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on October 3, 1984, and received his commission on October 4, 1984. He assumed inactive senior status on October 4, 2022, meaning that while he remains a federal judge, he no longer hears cases or participates in the business of the court.


See also

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