U.S. District Judge Robert Dow is leaving his current position to serve as counselor to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Jr.
U.S. District Judge Robert Dow, whose high-profile cases include the Chicago police consent decree and the racketeering charges against Ald. Edward Burke, is leaving the federal bench to serve as counselor to U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
Dow will also represent Roberts “in relations with judicial organizations, foreign courts and visiting dignitaries” and serve as chancellor of the Smithsonian Institution, according to the release.“I am grateful to Chief Justice Roberts for the opportunity to serve him, the Supreme Court and the judicial branch in this new role,” Dow said in a written statement. “It is an honor and privilege to succeed Jeffrey Minear following his long and highly successful tenure as Counselor.
Dow also is overseeing the Chicago Police Department consent decree, shepherding a lawsuit brought in the wake of the fatal shooting of Black teenager Laquan McDonald by white Officer Jason Van Dyke. In March,to comply with the tenants of the decree, giving the department until 2027 — a total of eight years — to implement a wide range of court-ordered reforms.
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