Joan Humphrey Lefkow (born January 9, 1944) is a United States district court judge for the Northern District of Illinois. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States district courts are the general Trial courts of the United States federal court system. Circuit Judge redirects here For Circuit Judges in the United Kingdom see Circuit judge (UK. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois is the Federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the following counties divided into two divisions She was nominated by President Bill Clinton on May 11, 2000, to a seat vacated by Judge Ann C. William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Williams, and confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30 2000. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Lefkow received her commission on July 11, 2000. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy.
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Early life
Lefkow was born in Nemaha County, Kansas. Nemaha County (standard abbreviation NM) is a county located in the U She attended Wheaton College as an undergraduate, and obtained her Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree at Northwestern University law school in 1971. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional After graduation, she became a law clerk for Thomas E. Fairchild. Thomas Edward Fairchild ( December 25, 1912 – February 12 2007) was a U From 1982 to 1997 she was a United States magistrate, and from 1997 to 2000 a U. A magistrate is a judicial officer In Common law systems a magistrate usually has limited authority to administer and enforce the Law. S. Bankruptcy Judge for the Northern District of Illinois.
Matthew Hale
In May 2000, Judge Lefkow presided over the enforcement of a high-profile trademark infringement case against the World Church of the Creator, an organization run by white supremacist leader Matthew F. Hale. May 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September Trademark infringement is a violation of the Exclusive rights attaching to a Trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner or any licensees (provided that The Creativity Movement was a term originally coined by Ben Klassen as a descriptive phrase encompassing all adherents of the religion known as Creativity, whether White supremacy is a racist ideology based on the assertion that White people are superior to other racial groups. Matthew F Hale (born July 27, 1971) more commonly called Matt Hale, is the leader of the Religious group formerly known as the World Church The TE-TA-MA Truth Foundation, a peaceful, multicultural church in Oregon, sued Hale's church for using the name Church of the Creator. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Church of the Creator is an Oregon -based church founded by Rev Some argued against the validity of the suit because Hale's group had been using the name since 1973, but the Foundation had trademarked it in 1987, and no contest was filed against the trademark within a five-year period, making their ownership legally incontestable. In January 2002, Lefkow ruled in favor of Hale, but her decision was overturned on appeal. January 2002: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August On July 25, Lefkow ruled against Hale, saying that his church violated the copyright of the Church of the Creator by copying their name and infringing on their registered trademark. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler (Hale's organization has since been renamed the Creativity Movement)
An injunction was issued on November 19 forbidding Hale's church from using the term "Church of the Creator. The Creativity Movement was a term originally coined by Ben Klassen as a descriptive phrase encompassing all adherents of the religion known as Creativity, whether Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land " Hale's World Church of the Creator was ordered to stop using the name on the Internet and to remove or cover up the phrase "Church of the Creator" on all of Hale's publications and products. In response to this decision, Hale sued Lefkow on December 24, falsely claiming that her order violated the Constitution in requiring the destruction of the group's bibles. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes 1 Around this time, threats were made against Lefkow on the internet and her home address and family photographs of her husband and children were posted on the Stormfront.org website. The Stormfront White Nationalist Community is a White supremacist Internet forum that has been described as one of the earliest and longest continually published
Meanwhile, an undercover FBI informant taped a conversation with Hale where he asked about Lefkow's home address and discussed her impending "extermination". 2 On January 8, 2003, Hale was arrested on charges of plotting to murder Lefkow. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The FBI informant in that trial received several death threats, and Lefkow initially was protected by a detail of the United States Marshals Service.
On April 24, Judge Lefkow ruled that the Creativity Movement had failed to stop using the name "World Church of the Creator" and should be fined $1,000 a day until it complied. Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to 3
On April 6, 2005, Hale was sentenced to a 40-year prison term for soliciting an undercover FBI informant to kill Judge Lefkow.
Double homicide
On February 28, 2005, Lefkow returned home to find the bodies of both her husband and mother dead in the basement of her North Side home. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to an anonymous federal source, both Michael F. Lefkow, 64, and Donna Humphrey, 89, had been shot multiple times. The Cook County medical examiner's office stated that the victims were killed with .22 caliber shots to the head. No weapon was found at the scene, but two . 22-caliber casings were recovered; evidence of a break-in was found as well. As of March 1, it was not known if Hale or his followers were involved in the murders, but police were investigating the possibility that hate groups were involved. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant On March 4, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to the identification of anyone involved in the slayings. Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth 4 On March 8, investigators announced that DNA samples were obtained from a cigarette butt found inside the kitchen sink. Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Further evidence was recovered in and around the home, including a fingerprint, a bloody footprint, and a soda can. 5
Judge Lefkow and her children were again placed under the protection of the United States Marshals Service.
On May 18, 2005, Judge Lefkow testified before the U.S. Congress on the problem of providing security for judges, placing some of the blame for the attack on her family on rhetoric against judges issued by persons such as Pat Robertson. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson (born March 22 1930 is a controversial Televangelist from the United States.
Bart Ross
On March 10, 2005, Chicago Police and federal agents announced a possible break in the case. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to investigators, a van was stopped during a routine traffic stop in West Allis, Wisconsin, at 6 p. West Allis is a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. m. on March 9. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. As West Allis police officer Rick Orlowski approached the vehicle, the driver, identified as electrician Bart Ross, shot and killed himself. Later that night, a suicide note was found in the car which admitted to the murders of Lefkow's husband and mother, allegedly providing details about the crimes which would have been known only to the actual murderer. Ross was a plaintiff in a medical malpractice case that Lefkow had dismissed. Investigators also found over three hundred . 22 caliber shells in the vehicle, casings of the same caliber that were found in the Lefkow home. 6 DNA evidence from Ross allegedly matches the cigarette butt found in Lefkow's home. Ross also sent a handwritten letter to WMAQ-TV describing breaking into the Lefkow home with a plan to kill the judge. WMAQ-TV, channel 5 is an owned-and-operated television station of the NBC Television Network, located in Chicago Illinois.
External links
- Judges of the United States Courts
- Southern Poverty Law Center, Intelligence Report
Notes
- Note 1: (Dec. 27, 2002). Supremacist disagrees with ruling, sues judge. Peoria Journal Star.
- Note 2: Associated Press (Mar. The Associated Press ( AP) is an American News agency. The AP is a Cooperative owned by its contributing Newspapers radio 1, 2005). 2 Bodies Found at Residence of U.S. Judge. The New York Times.
- Note 3: Robinson, Mike (Apr. 24 2003). White Supremacist Group Fined $1,000 a Day. Kansas City Star.
- Note 4: Babwin, Don. (Mar. 4, 2005). FBI Offers Reward for Ill. Killing Info. AP story from The Daily Chronicle archives.
- Note 5: Associated Press. (Mar. 8, 2005). Report: DNA Found Inside Judge's Home. KARE. KARE, channel 11 is an NBC -affiliated television station licensed to Minneapolis Minnesota, and serving the Minneapolis- St
- Note 6: Coen, Jeff. Heinzmann, David. (Mar. 10, 2005). Wisconsin death has Lefkow tie. Chicago Tribune
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