Background
Howlett, Michael Joseph was born on July 10, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Michael Joseph and Helen (Geary) Howlett.
Howlett, Michael Joseph was born on July 10, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Michael Joseph and Helen (Geary) Howlett.
Bachelor, St. John's University, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1970. Juris Doctor, University Notre Dame, 1973.
Law clerk United States District Court, United States Court Appeals, Chicago, 1973—1975. Assistant United States Attorney Northern District Illinois, 1975. Partner firm Moriarty, Hultquist & Howlett, 1980—1983.
Associate judge Circuit Court Cook County Illinois, 1983—1986. Counsel Hayes & Power, 1986—1987. Partner Pope & John, Ltd., Chicago, since 1987.
Special outside counsel ethics committee United States House of Republican, 1988, deputy special outside counsel committee official conduct -ethics, 1988—1989. Public director Mid-American Commodity Exchange, Chicago, 1981—1983. Special deputy prosecutor St. Joseph County, South Bend, Indiana, 1981—1983.
President Lawyers Assistance Program, Chicago, 1989—1990, director, since 1984. Panel attorney Federal Defender Program, Inc., United States District Court (northern district), Illinois, 1977—1983. Adjunct professor trial practice and civil procedure John Marshall Law School, Chicago, 1977—1979, 1983—1984.
Member federal criminal jury instructions committee 7th Circuit Court Appeals, Chicago, since 1981. Lecturer professional responsibility Loyola University Law School, Chicago, since 1984. Lecturer trial practice University Chicago Law School, since 1985.
Vice chairman Illinois Task Force Gender Bias Courts, since 1987.
"Professional Responsibility 19861987 Illinois Law Survey," Loyola University of Chicago Law Journal, Volume 19. Co-Author: "Civil Procedure," Seventh Circuit Review: 55 IIT-Chicago Kent Law Review 51, 1979. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, University of Chicago Law School, since 1985.Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, IITChicago Kent College of Law, 1986. Lecturer, Ethics, Illinois Judicial Conference, Annual Conference of Associate Judges, 1986. Panelist, Major Ethical Issue Facing The Legal Community, Chicago Bar Association, 19861987.Lecturer, Application of Federal Rule on Expert Opinion in Illinois Courts, Illinois Institute of Continuing Education, 1985. Panelist, "The Disabled Judge," Loyola University Law School, American Judicature Society and Lawyers Assistance Program, Inc., 1985. Member, Planning Committee and Faculty, Professional Enhancement Program for New Associate Judges, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1984-1989.Adjunct Professor, Professional Responsibility, Loyola University Law School, 1983-1986. Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Joint Program, National Insitute of Trial Advocacy and Indiana State Bar Association, University of Notre Dame, 1981. Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy, Civil Procedure, John Marshall Law School, 1977-1984.Deputy Special Outside Counsell, United States. House of Representatives, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics) InRe: Speaker James C. Wright, Junior, 1988-1989. Associate Judge, Circuit Court of Cook County, 1983-1986.Member, Criminal Pattern Jury Instruction Committee of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1980-1986. Special Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, St. Joseph County, Indiana, 1981-1983. Active Panel Attorney, Federal Defender Program, 1977-1981.Assistant United States Attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1975. Law Clerk to Honorary William J. Bauer, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit, 1973-1975. Member, Board of Advisors, Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago, since 1978. Member, Continuing Legal Education Advisory Board, IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law, 1987.Public Member, Board of Directors, Mid-America Commodities Exchange, 1980-1983. President, 1989-1990 and Member, since 1983, Inc. Vice-Chair, Task Force on Gender Bias in Illinois Courts, since 1987.Member, Board of Directors: Great Books Foundation, since 1987. Vice president, since 1988, and Member of Board, 1987-1988, Neighborhood Justice of Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois State (Member, Special Committee on Merit Selection of Judges. Chair, Bench & Bar Council, since 1989. Delegate to Illinois State Bar Assembly, 1977-1982.
Member, Special Joint Committee on Judicial Retention) and American Bar Associations. Illinois Judges Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1986).
Married Kathleen Fitzgerald, October 2, 1970. Children: Elizabeth, Melissa, Catherine.
