Background
Wheeler, Robert Hobert was born on August 31, 1945 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Newton Junior and Mary (Hobert) Wheeler.
Wheeler, Robert Hobert was born on August 31, 1945 in Joliet, Illinois, United States. Son of Charles Newton Junior and Mary (Hobert) Wheeler.
Saint Mary"s University (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1967). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1970). Editor-in-Chief, Northwestern University Law Review, 1969-1970.
Order of the Coif.
Worked at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Railroad Law, Administrative Law, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1970, Illinois. United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1971, United States.
Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. 1977, United States. District Court, Central and Southern Districts of Illinois. United States. Court of Appeals, 10th Circuit and District of Columbia.
United States.
Supreme Court. 1988, United States. District Court, District of Michigan.
Co-chairman West Suburban Committee on Freeways, Downers Grove, Illinois, 1975-1986. Member Woodridge (Illinois) Planning Commission, 1978-1985, Woodridge Zoning Board Appeals, 1977-1978. Member American Bar Association, Chicago Bar Association, Association Transportation Practices, Order of Coif, Monroe Club.
Married Patricia Kaye Sexton, June 6, 1970. Children: Sarah, Laura, Brian.