Andrea Wood
Andrea Wood | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Wood in 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office October 15, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | William J. Hibbler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1973 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Andrea Robin Wood (born March 2, 1973) is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Early life and education
Wood was born March 2, 1973, in
Career
Wood served as a law clerk to Judge
Federal judicial service
On May 6, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Wood to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, to fill the vacancy left by Judge William J. Hibbler, who died on March 19, 2012.[2] She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013. On July 18, 2013, her nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote.[4] The United States Senate confirmed her nomination on October 14, 2013 by voice vote. She received her commission on October 15, 2013.[3] At the time she was sworn in, she was the youngest United States district court judge.[5][3]
See also
- List of African-American federal judges
- List of African-American jurists
References
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-05-13.
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b c Andrea Wood at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Page". Archived from the original on 2013-12-17. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ "SEC lawyer in Chicago confirmed by U.S. Senate for federal judge". 14 October 2013.
External links
- Andrea Wood at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Andrea Wood at Ballotpedia