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Judy Biggert

Judy Biggert

  • Illinois
  • Republican
Career

U.S. House of Representatives, 1999-2012
Illinois House of Representatives, 1993-1998

Education

B.A, Stanford University
J.D., Northwestern School of Law

Details

Born: Aug 15, 1937

U.S. Representative

Biography

Judy Biggert represented Illinois' 13th District in the United States House of Representatives from 1999-2012.

Biggert was born August 15, 1937, in Chicago, Illinois. She graduated from Stanford University with a degree in international relations in 1959 and completed her law degree at Northwestern University School of Law in 1963. Following that, she served as clerk to the Honorable Luther M. Swygert in the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit. From 1975-1998 she practiced law, specializing in real estate, estate planning and probate law.

Prior to serving in the United States House of Representatives, Biggert served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1992-1999.

For information on Biggert's policy subject areas, committee appointments and sponsored/co-sponsored legislation during her time in the U.S. House of Representatives, please visit her profile on https://www.congress.gov.

Sources:

United States House of Representatives. (n.d.). Biggert, Jody Borg Retrieved on October 12, 2020, from https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/B/BIGGERT,-Judy-Borg-(B001232)/.

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