Mary M. Rowland, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: June 18, 2018
- Confirmed: July 31, 2019
- Age: 58
Career
- Federal Magistrate Judge, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2012 – present)
- Partner, Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym, Ltd. (2000 – 2012)
- Federal Defender Office in Chicago (1990 – 2000)
- Chief Appellate Attorney (1995 – 2000)
- Assistant Federal Defender (1990 – 1995)
Education
- University of Chicago Law School; J.D. (1988)
- University of Michigan; B.A (1984)
Clerkships
- Judge Julian Cook, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (1988 – 1990)
Links
Steven C. Seeger, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: June 18, 2018
- Confirmed: September 11, 201
Career
- Senior Trial Counsel, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (2010 – present)
- Kirkland & Ellis, LLP (1996 – 2010)
- Partner (2003 – 2010)
- Associate (1998 – 2003)
Education
- University of Michigan Law School (1997)
- magna cum laude
- Order of the Coif
- University of Michigan Law Review, Associate and Articles Editor
- Wheaton College B.A. (1993)
- summa cum laude
Clerkships
- Judge David Sentelle, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (1997 – 1998)
Links
Martha Maria Pacold, United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: June 7, 2018
- Confirmed: July 31, 2019
Career
- United States Department of the Treasury (2017 – present)
- Deputy General Counsel, (Oct. 2017 – present)
- Executive Secretary (Mar. 2017 – Oct. 2017)
- Bartlit Beck Herman Palenchar & Scott LLP (2007 – 2017)
- Partner (2010 – 2017)
- Associate (2007 – 2010)
- Special Assistant United States Attorney, United States Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia (2006 – 2007)
- Counsel to the Attorney General, Office to the Attorney General (2005 – 2006)
Education
- University of Chicago Law School; J.D. (2002)
- With Honors
- Order of the Coif
- University of Chicago Law Review, Editor-in-Chief, Staff Member
- Indiana University; B.A. (1999)
- Highest Distinction
- Duke University, Intercollegiate Center for Classical Studies in Rome (spring 1998)
Clerkships
- Justice Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States (2004 – 2005)
- Judge Jay S. Bybee, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2003 – 2004)
- Judge A. Raymond Randolph, United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (2002 – 2003)
Links
- https://ballotpedia.org/Martha_Pacold
- https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Pacold%20SJQ.pdf
John F. Kness, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: June 24, 2019
- Confirmed: February 12, 2020
Career
- General Counsel, College of DuPage (2016 – present)
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois (2009 – 2016)
- Associate Attorney, Winston & Strawn LLP (2007 – 2009)
- Associate Attorney, Jenner & Block (2003 – 2004)
Education
- Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law; J.D.
- cum laude
- Northwestern University; B.A.
- cum laude
Clerkships
- Judge William Pryor, United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit (2004 – 2005)
Links
David Dugan, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: February 5, 2020
- Confirmed: September 16, 2020
Career
- Circuit Judge, 3rd Judicial Circuit—Madison County, Illinois [2017 – present]
- Private Practice
- Part-Time Assistant State’s Attorney
Education
- Valparaiso University; J.D.
- Eastern Illinois University; B.A.
Links
Stephen P. McGlynn, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: February 4, 2020
- Confirmed: September 16, 2020
Career
- Judge, Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court [2013 – present]
- Judge, Illinois Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court [2010 – 2012]
- Attorney, McGlynn & McGlynn [2006 – 2010]
- Appellate Justice, Illinois Fifth District Appellate Court [2005 – 2006]
- Special Assistant Attorney General of Illinois [1996 – 2005]
Education
- Louis University School of Law; J.D. [1987]
- University of Dayton; B.A.
Links
Iain D. Johnston, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: February 5, 2020
- Confirmed: September 17, 2020
Career
- Federal Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Illinois
- Founding Member, Johnston Greene LLC
- Senior Counsel, Holland & Knight
- Partner, Altheimer & Gray
- Assistant Attorney General, United Supervisor of the Civil Prosecutions Unit
Education
- The John Marshall Law School; J.D. [1990]
- cum laude
- Rockford College; B.A. [1987]
- cum laude
Clerkships
- Philip Reinhard, U.S. District for the Northern District of Illinois
Links
Franklin U. Valderrama, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Nomination
- Nominated: February 12, 2020
- Confirmed: September 17, 2020
Career
- Circuit Court of Cook County
- Partner, Sanchez, Daniels & Hoffman LLP
- Adjunct Professor, UIC John Marshall Law School
Education
- The DePaul University College of Law; J.D. [1988]
- University of Illinois at Chicago; B.A. [1985]
Links
