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James Zagel

United States district judge (1941-2023)

  • Fame41.5
  • Momentum1.8
  • Wikipedia438
Source-basedStable
Lived 1941–2023, aged 82United States
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    5 languages
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  • Era
    1941–2023
    Aged 82
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Updated 2026-08-12

James Block Zagel was an American judge and attorney. After a stint as a prosecutor, he became a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1987, assuming senior status in 2016. He presided over numerous high-profile trials, including those of several members of the Chicago Outfit and the corruption trial of former Governor of Illinois Rod Blagojevich. Zagel also sat on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2008 to 2015.

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Last updated
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Born
March 4, 1941
Died
July 15, 2023
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