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Rev. 1/5010

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT

FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009

Report Required by the Ethics

in Government Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. app. 1o1-1111

I. Person Reporting (last name, first, middle initial) Lefkow, 1oan H. 4. Title (Article III judges indicate active or senior status; magistrate judges indicate full- or part-time) Active .... 7. Chambers or Office Address 219 South E)earborn Street Suite 1956 Chicago, !1.. 60604

2:. Court or Organization U.S DISTRICT COURT, NDIL 5a. Report Type (check appropriate type) [] Nomination, [] Initial ~ Date I ~ A ..... [] Final

3. Date of Report 05/12/2010 6. Reporting Period 01/01/2009 ,o 12/31/2009

5b. [] Amended Reporl 8. On the basis of the information contained in this Report and any modifications pertaining thereto, it is, in my opinion, in compliance with appficable la~s and regulations. Reviewing Officer Date

III/IPORTANT NOTES: The instructions accompanying this form must be followed. Complete all parts, checking the NONE boafor each part where you have no reportable information. Sign on last page.

!. POSITIONS. tRe, o,~i~ i.~i~ia,~ o~ty; ~ee ~. 9-tS of filing instructions.)

~ NONE (No reportable positions.) POSITION I. t.aw Board (Advisory) NAME OF ORGANIZATION~ENTITY Northwestern University Law School

3. 4.

Executive Committee, Board Member Adjunct Faculty. Member

Federal Judges Association John Ma~hall Law School

NONE (No reportable agreements.) DATE PARTI~S AND TF, RMS

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r~m~ of Pe .... Reporting

Date of

Page 2 of 7

Len,ow, Joan n.

A. Fliers Non-Investment Income

~ NONE

(No reportable
DATE

non-investment income.)

SQURCE AND TYPE

John.Marshall Law School; Teaching stipend Book Sales: "I S~ak of Simple ~ings" (Ampersand, lnc. 2007); SIMPLE THINGS JOINT VENT~E with Judith H. Smith

INCOME
(yours, not spouses) $6,000.00 $0.00

1. 2008-09 2. 1/09-12/09

3. 4.

B. Spouses Non-Investment I ncome - If s~u were married during any portion of the reporting year, camp&re this sectio~
(Dollar umou~tt not rvqoirtd except.fi;r honoraria.) NONE (No reportable non-investment income.)

SOURCE AND TYPE

I. 2. 3. 4.

IV. REIMBURSEMENTS -,,a~sl, or,aaon, loasfng,~ooa,

(Includes those to ~7~ot~se and dependent children; see pp. 25-27 ~f filing i~tructions.) NONE (No reportable reimbursements.) ~ I. 2. 3. 4. 5. Federal Judges Association 1213-4 Washington, D.C. Board meeting Round-trip ai~hre, hotel, meals ~ LOCATION PU~OSE ITEMS PAID OR PKOVIDED

Name of Person Reporting

l)ate of Report

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Le~kow, Joa.
I

NONE ~o reportable gifts.) ~ DESCRIPTION VALUE

1. 2. 3. 4, 5.

VI. LIABILITIES. anew.des those of spo .....

D NONE (No reportable liabilities.) CREDITOR l, 2. 3. 4. 5, I

d dependent children; see pp. 32-33 of filing instructions.)

DESCRIPTION Tuition agreement*

YALUE CODE K

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Name of Per~n Reporting

Date of Reporl

Page 4 of 7

Lef~ow, ao~n r~.

NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions.) Desctiptiort of Asse~ (including t~s~ assels) Place"~X)" after each asset exempt from prior disclosure G~oss value at end of(i)reporting period(2) Value Value C~e 2 Me~od Code 3 (J-P) (Q-W) J [ ] A Dividend J J A I I Dividend . J J A A [ Dividend I Dividend 3 J ] [ I I I T T T T T T Sold J None J I [ T 10/29/09 J Buy 10129/09 J T ]" (1) T~ (e.g., buy, ~11, redemption) T~n~ctions during re,wring period

Income during [~ (l)r~~ing ~6od(2) Amount T~e (e.g., ~ Code 1 div., rein, I (A-H) or int.) ~

~ Dale Value [ Gain :,m~d~yy C~e 2 ~ C~e t (J-P)

Identfly of buyer/seller

I. 2. 3. 4. ~5. 6. 7. 8. 9. I0. II. 12. 13.

U.S. Employe~Credit Union account BRO~RAGE ACCOUNT I~ - EVSGX -IEMBX (X) - CRS~ - DV~X - OGMBX - INPBX - AMVBX - DBA Cash Money Market Ameripfise Financial** BROKE~GE ACCOUNT NON-IRA - CKSAX

I [nt.iDiv. ~

l
T

[ Dividend

!5. !6. ~7.

- FLTAX - MD1DX - S~AX

Dividend

J Sold So~d 05/06~09 05/06/09 J J

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Name of Person Reporting

Date of Report

Lakow, Joan H.

05/!2/20 ! 0

NONE (No reportable income, assets, or transactions,)

Description of Assets (including trusl assets) Income daring r~ing period Gross value al end of reposing period Transactions during, reposing ~riod

.... pt from prior disclosure

~ Code I ~ (A-H) :

di .....m, orim.)

Code2 (JP)

~ Method j buy, sell, Cod3 redemption) l ~ (Q~

~mm/d~yy ~ Code 2 ] Code l ~ (J-P) (A-H) ~ ~ ~

buyer/seller (if private transaction)

18.

- OPGSX

Soid

07/24/09

19. 20. 2L 22. 23. 2o. 25. 26. 27. 28.

- KFGXX - SMA~ - C~h Money Market Ameripfis Fincl**** - DDMAX - DSX - OIL -BEAR.X (X) - WASAX (X) - WMFAX (X) A I" A A Dividend Int./Div. lnt./Div. J T J J T T A A Int./Div. Interest K T

Sold Sold

01i20/09 10/27/09

J K A

Sold Sold Sold Buy Buy Buy

!0/27/09 07124/09 10/30/09 05/07/09 07/27/09 10/28109

K J K J J K

29.
30.

- Cash Money Market Ameriprise Fincl

- TWTIX A Dividend

J
J

T
T

31. 32. 33. 34.

PROTECTIVE UNIVERSAL LIFE INS ESTATE ~~ - Unliquidatcd contingent fee Cash Account, Northern Trust Co. A ~ ~*****

None

L Interest J

W T

2. Value C~s

J ~$15.0~ or less

(See Colun~n C2)

LI =8~k Value

V ~O~er

W =Estimated

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I r~,~ of~~rsoa r~po~ag

Dat~ of aepo,a
05/12/2010

[ Lelkow, Joan H. VIII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR EXPLANATIONS. a~i,a,e~,a,to:R,~,~r~

VI. Althoagh I have reportec~:~ ~ loans over the years 1 have nadvert For the past se~ en year~~a-~"~mon agreements of "K" value code

omitted tuition a

VII, 1.I I Funds are deposited in amounts <$1,000 each in the following banks: Sovereign Bank, Philadelphia, PA Associated Bank Green Bay, Wl Sun Trust, Atlanta, GA AMEX Bank, Salt Lake City, UT Ameriprise Bank, Minneapolis, MN M and T Trust Co., BufFalo, NY VII, l.l 4 DEAXX (I. 16 on the 2008 report) is a typographical enor. It should be DEAAX, which was sold 9/30108. Thus, it does not appear on this report. VII, 1.21 Funds a~e deposited as follows: Sun Trust, Atlanta, GA~ M and I Marshall & lsky Bank, Milwaukee, New York Community Bank, Wootbury, VII, 1.29 Funds are deposited in amounts <$1,000 in the following banks: Associated Bank, Green Bay, WI Sun Trust, Atlanta, GA Amerprise Bank, Minneapolis, MN VII, 1.32 The eslate has a 1/3 contingent interest in an Illinois judgment, representing an attorneys fee, with a value between $50,0001 - $ 100,000. The remainder of the estate is a bank account at No~hern Trust Company, with less than $150000 cash balance. I am the sole beneficiary.

PageFINANCIAL7 of 7 DISCLOSURE REPORT IX. CERTIFICATION.

i certify that all information given above (including information pertaining to my spouse and minor or dependent children, If any) is accurate, true, and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because it met applicable statutory provisions permitting non-disclosure. I further certify that earned income from outside employment and honoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are in compliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. 5t)1 et. seq., 5 U.S.C. 7353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WllO KNOWINGLY AND WILFULLY FALSIFIES OR FAILS TO FILE THIS REPORT MAY BE SUBJECT TO CIVIL AND CRIMINAL SANCTIONS (5 U.S.C, app. 104)

FILING INSTRUCTIONS Mail signed original and 3 additional copies to: Committee on Financial Disclosure Administralive Office of the United States Courts Suite 2-301 One Coh~mbus Circle, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20544