Sara Lee Ellis (born December 8, 1969) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sara L. Ellis | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois | |
| Assumed office October 8, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joan B. Gottschall |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1969 London, Ontario, Canada |
| Education | Indiana University (BA) Loyola University Chicago (JD) |
Early life
editEllis was born December 8, 1969, in London, Ontario, Canada,[1] to Jamaican-born parents. She became a naturalized citizen of the United States when she was 15 years old.[2][3]
Education and career
editShe received a Bachelor of Arts in 1991 from Indiana University. She received a Juris Doctor in 1994 from Loyola University Chicago School of Law. She worked as a staff attorney at the Federal Defender Program in Chicago from 1994 to 1999. From 2000 to 2004, she worked at Stetler, Duffy & Rotert, Ltd., a white-collar criminal defense law firm. From 2004 to 2008, she served as assistant corporation counsel for the Chicago Department of Law, handling claims for injunctive relief and civil rights lawsuits. From 2008 to 2013, she served as counsel at the law firm of Schiff Hardin LLP in Chicago, where she was a member of the litigation and white-collar crime practice groups.[4][3]
Federal judicial service
editOn May 6, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Ellis 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 Joan B. Gottschall, who assumed senior status on April 23, 2012.[4] She received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 19, 2013, and her nomination was reported to the floor of the Senate on July 18, 2013, by voice vote. The Senate confirmed her nomination on October 7, 2013, by voice vote. She received her commission on October 8, 2013.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF).
- ^ "Judge asks new Syrian-American to lead Pledge of Allegiance". FOX6Now.com. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c Sara L. Ellis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b "President Obama Announces Intent to Nominate Three to Serve on the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. 30 April 2013 – via National Archives.
External links
edit- Sara L. Ellis at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Sara L. Ellis at Ballotpedia