Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office October 21, 2016 – July 15, 2023
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office April 22, 1987 – October 21, 2016
Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Preceded by
Frank James McGarr
Succeeded by
Steven C. Seeger
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
In office May 18, 2008 – May 18, 2015
Appointed by
John Roberts
Preceded by
James Robertson
Succeeded by
Thomas B. Russell
Personal details
Born
James Block Zagel
(1941-03-04)March 4, 1941 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died
July 15, 2023(2023-07-15) (aged 82) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Spouses
Pam Zekman
(div. 1975)
Margaret Maxwell
(m. 1979)
Education
University of Chicago (BA, MA)
Harvard University (JD)
James Block Zagel (March 4, 1941 – July 15, 2023) was an American judge and attorney. After a stint as a prosecutor, he became a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1987, assuming senior status in 2016.[1] He presided over numerous high-profile trials, including those of several members of the Chicago Outfit and the corruption trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich. Zagel also sat on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2008 to 2015.
^John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke (June 21, 2013). "The judges who preside over America's secret court". Reuters. Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2013. Twelve of the 14 judges who have served this year on the most secret court in America are Republicans and half are former prosecutors.
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from the FISA court for each case since 2002. On December 20, 2005, Judge James Robertson resigned his position with the court, apparently in protest of...
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