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Lindsay Clayton Jenkins
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Lindsay Clayton Jenkins serves on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Feb 14, 2023 by a 59–40 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Feb 14, 2023
- Senate vote
- 59–40
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1977
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisJoseph R. Biden · Feb 14, 2023
Education
- Miami University, OhioB.S., 1998
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of LawJ.D., 2002
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2002-2004; Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 2004-2006; Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2006-2021; Deputy chief, General Crimes, 2011; Deputy chief, Narcotics and Gangs, 2011-2013; Deputy chief, Violent Crimes, 2013-2015; Deputy chief, Public Corruption and Organized Crime, 2015-2016; Chief, General Crimes, 2016-2018; Chief, Violent Crimes, 2018-2019; Chief, Criminal Division, 2019-2021; Adjunct professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 2016-; Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2019-; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2021-2023
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