Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner

Susan Christine O'Meara Getzendanner (born 1939) is a former United States federal judge.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Getzendanner received a B.B.A. from Loyola University Chicago in 1966 and a J.D. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1966. She was a law clerk, Hon. Julius J. Hoffman, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois from 1966 to 1968. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1968–1980, 1987–present.

Getzendanner was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Getzendanner was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on June 4, 1980, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 29, 1980, and received her commission on September 30, 1980. Getzendanner served in that capacity until September 30, 1987, due to resignation.

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