Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 and confirmed by voice vote, Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. She earned a law degree from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1966. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Born
- 1939 · age 87
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1980
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Loyola Chicago 1966 · Loyola Chicago Law 1966
- Succeeded by
- George Michael Marovich
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Northern District of Illinois | Carter (D) | 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
| Loyola University Chicago | B.B.A. | 1966 |
| Loyola University Chicago School of Law | J.D. | 1966 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Getzendanner authored 151 published opinions for the court (1981–1987). Most cited: Graham v. Slaughter (54 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A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included.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
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Graham v. Slaughter | 624 F. Supp. 222 | 54 |
| 1982 | Peick v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. | 539 F. Supp. 1025 | 43 |
| 1983 | Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Powers | 576 F. Supp. 1167 | 39 |
| 1986 | Murphy v. Chicago Transit Authority | 638 F. Supp. 464 | 36 |
| 1986 | Heritage Insurance Co. of America v. First National Bank | 629 F. Supp. 1412 | 33 |
| 1985 | McKee v. Pope Ballard Shepard & Fowle, Ltd. | 604 F. Supp. 927 | 33 |
| 1981 | Spriggs v. City of Chicago | 523 F. Supp. 138 | 32 |
| 1985 | In Re Olympia Brewing Co. Securities Litigation | 612 F. Supp. 1370 | 30 |
| 1987 | Conticommodity Services, Inc. v. Perl | 663 F. Supp. 27 | 29 |
| 1981 | Lowell v. Glidden-Durkee, Div. of SCM Corp. | 529 F. Supp. 17 | 27 |
| 1982 | Carrillo v. Illinois Bell Telephone Co. | 538 F. Supp. 793 | 26 |
| 1987 | Taylor v. O'GRADY | 669 F. Supp. 1422 | 25 |
| 1986 | Dana Molded Products, Inc. v. Brodner | 58 B.R. 576 | 25 |
| 1982 | Miles v. Farrell | 549 F. Supp. 82 | 24 |
| 1982 | Alliance to End Repression v. City of Chicago | 561 F. Supp. 537 | 24 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 151 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 Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1980.
- Was Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner's confirmation vote?
- Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner was confirmed by voice vote on September 29, 1980. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner on?
- Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
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- FJC Biographical Directory
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- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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6 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).