Charles Ronald Norgle Sr.
Appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1984 and confirmed by voice vote, Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) in 1969. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1937 · age 89
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan, 1984
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Northwestern 1964 · John Marshall Law School (now of Illinois Chicago Law) 1969
- Succeeded by
- LaShonda Annette Hunt
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Northern District of Illinois | Reagan (R) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Northwestern University | B.B.A. | 1964 |
| John Marshall Law School (now University of Illinois Chicago School of Law) | J.D. | 1969 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Norgle was assigned 9,687 district-court cases (1975–2022). Median time from filing to termination: 189 days across 9,644 closed cases.
Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.
On appeal
Of 236 of Norgle’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 194 were affirmed, 34 reversed or vacated, and 8 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.
In our data, Norgle authored 480 published opinions for the court (1985–2011). Most cited: In Re Oil Spill by Amoco Cadiz (56 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
Showing the 15 most-cited of 480 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Charles Ronald Norgle Sr.?
- President Ronald Reagan appointed Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1984.
- Was Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. was appointed by President Ronald Reagan, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Charles Ronald Norgle Sr.'s confirmation vote?
- Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. was confirmed by voice vote on October 3, 1984. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court is Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. on?
- Charles Ronald Norgle Sr. is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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41 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).