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The Dirksen Courthouse is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois)

“Judge Harry D. Leinenweber was a friend, mentor, and model jurist,” Rebecca Pallmeyer, chief judge for the Northern District of Illinois, said in a statement. “My colleagues and I are deeply saddened by Judge Leinenweber’s passing.”

Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer appears on “Chicago Tonight” on July 2, 2019.

Meet Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, the first woman in the 200-year history of Chicago’s federal court to become chief judge.