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James Zagel
Juez principal del Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de Illinois
Asumió el cargo
el 21 de octubre de 2016
Juez del Tribunal de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de Illinois
En el cargo
22 de abril de 1987-21 de octubre de 2016
Nombrado porRonald Reagan
Precedido porFrank James McGarr
SucesorSteven C. Seeger
Juez del Tribunal de Vigilancia de Inteligencia Extranjera de Estados Unidos
En el cargo
18 de mayo de 2008 - 18 de mayo de 2015
Nombrado porJohn Roberts
Precedido porJames G. Carr
SucesorJames Parker Jones
Detalles personales
Nació
James Block Zagel

(1941-03-04) 4 de marzo de 1941 (80 años)
Chicago , Illinois
EducaciónUniversidad de Chicago ( BA , MA )
Facultad de Derecho de Harvard ( JD )

James Block Zagel (nacido el 4 de marzo de 1941) es un juez de distrito principal inactivo de la Corte de Distrito de los Estados Unidos para el Distrito Norte de Illinois y novelista. [1]

Educación y vida temprana [ editar ]

Nacido en Chicago , Illinois , de padres judíos , Zagel es hijo de Samuel S. Zagel (1905-1999), un nativo de Varsovia , Polonia que había inmigrado a Chicago en 1915, y Ethel Samuels Zagel (1911-1986). Zagel obtuvo una licenciatura en Artes de la Universidad de Chicago en 1962 y una Maestría en Artes de la Universidad de Chicago en el mismo año. Luego obtuvo un Juris Doctor de la Facultad de Derecho de Harvard en 1965. [2]

Carrera profesional [ editar ]

Zagel comenzó su carrera como asistente del fiscal del estado en el condado de Cook , Illinois, desde 1965 hasta 1969. Luego se desempeñó como asistente del fiscal general para el estado de Illinois desde 1969 hasta 1977. Paralelamente al trabajo como asistente del fiscal general, Zagel dirigió el División de Justicia en la oficina del fiscal general desde 1970 hasta 1977, y también se desempeñó como fiscal jefe de la Junta de Investigación Judicial de Illinois desde 1973 hasta 1975. [2] En 1977, Zagel se convirtió en director ejecutivo de la Comisión de Aplicación de la Ley de Illinois, un puesto ocupó hasta 1979. Desde 1979 hasta 1980, Zagel fue el director del Departamento de Ingresos de Illinois. [3] Desde 1980 hasta su incorporación al banco federal en 1987, Zagel fue el director de laIllinois State Police.[2]

Federal judicial service[edit]

Judicial appointments[edit]

Zagel was a finalist for a federal judgeship in 1985, but was not chosen.[4] On February 2, 1987, President Reagan nominated Zagel to be a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The United States Senate confirmed Zagel on April 21, 1987 and he received his commission on April 22, 1987.[2] He took senior status on October 21, 2016. From 2008 to 2015, Zagel served a seven-year term on the FISA Court.[1][5]

Historial de pruebas [ editar ]

Zagel ha presidido muchos ensayos de alto perfil, que incluyen:

  • el juicio " Family Secrets ", [6] que resultó en la condena de varios miembros de Chicago Outfit , incluidos Joseph Lombardo , James Marcello y Frank Calabrese, Sr.
  • una demanda de ateos contra la comunidad de Sion, Illinois , para que la ciudad elimine todas las referencias a Dios del sello oficial de la ciudad
  • audiencia de cargos penales federales contra el corredor de poder de Illinois William Cellini
  • uno de los dos juicios penales de Tony Rezko

In April 2009, it was announced that Zagel would preside over the federal corruption trial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and his brother, Robert Blagojevich.[3] The judge refused to let Blagojevich go to Costa Rica to participate in the show, I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, saying Blagojevich needed to prepare a good defense for his upcoming trial and focus on the reality of the current situation.[7] The former governor's wife Patti Blagojevich went instead.[7] In August 2010, jury deliberations began in the Blagojevich trial. Rod Blagojevich was convicted on one charge, of lying to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, with a hung jury on 22 other charges. He was retried in June 2011, with Zagel presiding, and the jury returned a guilty verdict on 17 of the remaining counts, including those pertaining to the Obama Senate seat. On December 7, 2011, Zagel sentenced former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich to 14 years in federal prison.

Other interests[edit]

Zagel had roles in two major motion pictures. He played a Chicago judge[8] in the 1989 movie, Music Box, and a physician[9] in the 1991 movie, Homicide, written and directed by David Mamet. Zagel performs in motion pictures under his stage name of J.S. Block.[10] In 2002, Zagel published a novel titled Money to Burn,[11] a fictional thriller about a plot to rob the Federal Reserve Bank.

Personal life[edit]

Zagel and his first wife, Chicago Tribune investigative reporter Pam Zekman, divorced in 1975.[3][6][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke (2013-06-21). "The judges who preside over America's secret court". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-07-01. Twelve of the 14 judges who have served this year on the most secret court in America are Republicans and half are former prosecutors.
  2. ^ a b c d James Block Zagel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  3. ^ a b c Jeff Coen; Bob Secter (10 May 2010). "Blagojevich trial judge Zagel regarded as smart, unflappable". Clout Street. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  4. ^ Egler, Daniel (23 April 1985). "2 nominees named for U.S. bench". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  5. ^ "The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court: 2013 Membership". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved June 9, 2013.
  6. ^ a b Family Secrets Mob Trial Capsule. TheChicagoSyndicate Archived 2016-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, June 2007
  7. ^ a b Marcia Froelke Coburn (15 Mar 2010). "'The Celebrity Apprentice,' Episode One: Blago Squeaks Through—Barely". ChicagoMagazine.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 20 August 2013. Blago tried to fly under the radar, much like his wife Patti did when she appeared on NBC's I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!, an adventure-reality show shot in Costa Rica. (Blago had wanted to do that show, but a judge wouldn’t let him leave the country.)
  8. ^ "Full cast listing, Music Box (1989)". IMDb. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Full cast listing, Homicide (1991)". IMDb. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Actor biography for J.S. Block". IMDb.com. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  11. ^ Zagel, James (2002). Money to burn (book) (First ed.). New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons. ISBN 0399148914. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  12. ^ Witt, Linda (23 June 1985). "Dig she must - Imagine Peggy Fleming crossed with Woodward and Bernstein and you've got Pam Zekman, the best investigative reporter on television". Chicago Tribune. p. 10. Retrieved 20 August 2013. she met her first husband, James B. Zagel, then a young prosecutor in the state`s attorney`s office. They were divorced in 1975.

Sources[edit]

  • James Block Zagel at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Frank James McGarr		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
1987–2016		Succeeded by
Steven C. Seeger
Preceded by
James G. Carr		 Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
2008–2015		Succeeded by
James Parker Jones