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June Wallace Calhoun has worked for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the Chicago District Office for more than 30 years. Judge Calhoun spent the majority of her tenure with the Commission as a Senior Trial Attorney prosecuting employment discrimination cases for 23 years. Beginning in 2015, she accepted the challenge of joining the ranks of elite Administrative Judges in the Commission’s Federal Hearings Unit. In November 2021, she was promoted to Supervisory Administrative Judge. Judge Calhoun received her Bachelors of Science Degree in Journalism from Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois and her Juris Doctorate of Law Degree from the University of Wisconsin School of Law, Madison, Wisconsin. Judge Calhoun also worked as an Associate at Chapman and Cutler for three years prior to joining the Commission. She has two awesome sons, one of whom is a Special Olympics athlete and two adorable grandchildren who are affectionately known as her "Glitter Bunnies!"
Catherine Hunter started her federal career in 2010 with the Social Security Administration (SSA) as an Attorney-Advisor. In 2013, she joined management as a Supervisory Attorney-Advisor. While a manager with SSA, Cathy held various positions in multiple hearing offices. During this time, Cathy gained extensive experience with complex labor-employment relations matters, including but not limited to, investigating Administrative Law Judge bias and misconduct matters, planning and implementing disciplinary actions, and conducting investigative interviews in discrimination and hostile work environment cases. In October 2022, Cathy joined the EEOC as an Administrative Judge.