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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (in case citations, N.D. Ill.) is the federal trial court with jurisdiction over the northern counties of Illinois. It is one of the busiest federal trial courts in the United States, with famous cases including those of Al Capone and the Chicago Eight .
After graduating law school, Kness served as a law clerk to Judge William H. Pryor Jr. of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit from 2004 to 2005. From 2009 to 2016, he served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Northern District of Illinois, with stints in the National Security and Cybercrimes, Narcotics, and ...
Pages in category "Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Johnston served as a law clerk to Judge Philip Godfrey Reinhard of the Illinois Second District Appellate Court and then the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He was a unit supervisor for the Office of the Illinois Attorney General and in private practice at Altheimer & Gray, Holland & Knight, and Johnston Greene.
She received her judicial commission on August 10, 2022. [11] She was sworn in on October 3, 2022. [12] She became the first Hispanic woman to serve as a federal judge on the Court for the Northern District of Illinois. [3] [13] Her service as a district judge was terminated on July 11, 2024, when she was elevated to the court of appeals.
Virginia Mary Kendall (born January 25, 1962) is an American attorney and jurist serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. President George W. Bush appointed her to the bench on January 3, 2006.
In December 2021, Jenkins was recommended to the president by Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth. [12] On July 14, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Jenkins [13] to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. [3]
On May 21, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Durkin to be a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, to the seat vacated by Judge Wayne Andersen who retired in 2010. [3] [5] The Senate confirmed Durkin in a voice vote on December 17, 2012. He received his commission on December ...