Background
Dow, Robert Michael was born on September 6, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Dow, Robert Michael was born on September 6, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Bachelor summa cum laude, Yale University, 1987. Doctor of Philisophy in International Relations, University Oxford, 1990. Juris Doctor cum laude, Harvard University, 1993.
Law clerk to Honorary Joel M. Flaum United States Court Appeals (7th Circuit), 1993—1994. Associate Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Chicago, 1995—2001, partner, 2002—2007. Judge United States District Court (northern district) Illinois, since 2007.
Member of Appellate Lawyers Association of Illinois (director 2000-2002, officer 2002-2005, president 2005-2006), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Elizabeth Dow. 4 children.