Gary Feinerman
Gary Feinerman | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
In office June 29, 2010 – December 31, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert Gettleman |
Succeeded by | Jeremy C. Daniel |
Personal details | |
Born | Gary Scott Feinerman February 19, 1965 Skokie, Illinois, U.S. |
Education | Yale University (BA) Stanford University (JD) |
Gary Scott Feinerman (born February 19, 1965) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Early life and education
Feinerman earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 from Yale University.[1] He graduated from Stanford Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1991, where he finished second in his class[2] and was a member of the Stanford Law Review and Order of the Coif.[1]
From 1991 until 1992, Feinerman worked as a law clerk to Judge Joel Flaum of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.[1] From 1992 until 1993, Feinerman worked as an associate in the Chicago law firm of Mayer Brown. From 1993 until 1994, Feinerman worked as a law clerk for Justice Anthony Kennedy of the Supreme Court of the United States.[3]
Career
From 1994 until 1996, Feinerman worked for the
Federal judicial service
In 2009, Feinerman applied for a vacant federal judgeship in Chicago. In August 2009, Feinerman's name was one of seven that Senator Dick Durbin submitted to the White House. On February 24, 2010, President Barack Obama formally nominated Feinerman for the vacancy created by Judge Robert Gettleman, who assumed senior status in May 2009.[6] On April 15, 2010, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary reported Feinerman's nomination out of committee.[7] The United States Senate confirmed Feinerman on June 28, 2010 by an 80–0 vote,[8] and he received his commission the next day. He resigned on December 31, 2022.[3]
Notable rulings
In 2020, Feinerman
Post-judicial career
Since his resignation, Feinerman returned to private practice as a partner in Latham & Watkins at their Chicago office.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d President Obama Nominates Three for District Court Bench, whitehouse.gov (February 24, 2010).
- ^ a b Steven R. Strahler, 40 Under 40: Gary S. Feinerman, Crain's Chicago Business (November 19, 2001).
- ^ a b c Gary Feinerman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ 540 U.S. 419, 421 (2004).
- ^ 540 U.S. at 421.
- ^ Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate, 2/24/10, whitehouse.gov (February 24, 2010).
- ^ "Judicial Nomination Materials: 111th Congress". Archived from the original on 2009-11-04. Retrieved 2010-05-11.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Gary Scott Feinerman, of Illinois, to be U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois)". www.senate.gov.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ Maloney, Andrew (2023-01-05). "Latham Adds Former Federal Judge to Litigation Team in Chicago". American Lawyer. Retrieved 2023-01-05.
External links
- Gary Feinerman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Gary Feinerman at Ballotpedia