When Ruben Castillo was sworn in as the first Hispanic federal judge in Chicago while in his late 30s, a court clerk said his youth likely meant he would someday take the reins as the district's chief jurist.
The prediction became reality last week as Castillo, now 58, succeeded James Holderman as chief judge for the Northern District of Illinois, the first Hispanic to hold the post.
"The last two weeks moving into this chief judge's chambers has been a little bit surreal for me," said Castillo, sitting in his 25th-floor office at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse behind a desk filled with family photos and souvenirs from his beloved Blackhawks. READ MORE
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