Thomas M. Lynch Reappointed to a 14-Year Term as United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois

Chief Judge Michael B. Brennan announced that the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has reappointed Bankruptcy Judge Thomas M. Lynch to another 14 year term when his current term expires on January 1, 2027. Judge Lynch is a bankruptcy judge for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois, and his office is located in the Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse. Chief Judge Brennan commented that the bar and the public were surveyed extensively and that Judge Lynch is highly regarded as a judge.

Judge Lynch was initially sworn in as a bankruptcy judge in 2013. He received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from the University of Dayton, a masters degree from the University of Chicago, and his law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. Before his appointment he was an adjunct member of the Northwestern faculty and taught at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He also was counsel at Faegre Baker Daniels LLP in the business litigation department.