Charles Petros Kocoras

Charles Petros Kocoras (born 1938) is a Senior United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Kocoras received a B.S. from De Paul University in 1961 and a J.D. from De Paul University College of Law in 1969. He was an Illinois Army National Guard from 1961 to 1967. He was in private practice in Chicago from 1969 to 1971, and from 1979 to 1980. He was a First assistant U.S. attorney of Northern District of Illinois from 1971 to 1977. Adjunct professor, John Marshall Law School, 1975–present. He was a Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission from 1977 to 1979.

On June 2, 1980, Kocoras was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Alfred Y. Kirkland. Kocoras was confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission on September 30, 1980. He served as chief judge from 2002 to 2006, assuming senior status on June 30, 2006.

Kocoras presided over the September 2006 suit brought by bulk email company e360 Insight against the anti-spam organization Spamhaus. He awarded e360 a default judgement totaling $11.7m in damages, an amount reduced to just $3 on appeal.

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