Background
Ratnaswamy, John Peter was born on September 9, 1960 in St. Paul. Son of Rajaratnam and Beatrice Mary (Dolan) Ratnaswamy.
Ratnaswamy, John Peter was born on September 9, 1960 in St. Paul. Son of Rajaratnam and Beatrice Mary (Dolan) Ratnaswamy.
Bachelor of Science in Communications, Northwestern University, 1982; Master of Arts in Communications, Northwestern University, 1982; Juris Doctor cum laude, Northwestern University, 1985.
Worked at Hopkins & Sutter (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Litigation, Administrative Law, Legal Ethics. Admitted to the bar, 1985, Illinois. 1986, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit.
1987, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit. 1988, United States. Supreme Court.
1992, United States.
District Court, Central District of Illinois and United States. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit.
Member The Art Institute of Chicago Chicago, Bodley's American Friends, Chicago Council on Foreign Rels., Field Museum Natural History, Southern Poverty Law Center Klanwatch Project, Battle of Normandy Museum. Member American Bar Association, Illinois Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Chicago Council Lawyers, American Inns of Court, American Judicature Society, American Academy Political and Social Science, American Civil Liberties Union, Amnesty International.
Married Victoria Zimmerman.