from Columbia Law School in 2001. At that time, he was the youngest then-serving federal judge in the nation.He is the first Asian-Pacific American Article III federal judge in Illinois. Different lived experiences, especially from communities that have been excluded from serving on our courts, bring varied perspectives to our federal courts that are crucial to improving judicial decision-making. William T. Hart Martin V. Sinclair, Jr., President My parents created a home filled with love, faith, high expectations and respect, where my siblings and I were able to thrive, she told senators. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Judge Kim began his legal career as an Assistant Cook County Public Defender. Our parents instilled in us the belief that we could do anything we set our mind to an invaluable gift.. Wang was a magistrate judge in Colorado for seven years and previously worked as a partner at Faegre Baker Daniels. Ms. Maldonados career has been steeped in defending and protecting the rights of working people. The three Republicans who backed her were Sens. In addition to the under-represented professional experience she possesses, Ms. Maldonado would also bring other important diversity to the bench. 2022 The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights/The Leadership Conference Education Fund. She was president of the Chicago Yoga Project, based in Evanston, in 2019. Nancy L. Maldonado speaks in a video at her a video of her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. After prosecuting a wide variety of federal offenses, he was promoted to Deputy Chief of the General Crimes Section and, later, to the Chief of Appeals of the criminal division. 0000008944 00000 n Maldonado graduated from Columbia Law School after getting her undergraduate degree from Harvard College. 0000009571 00000 n In 1995, Judge Kim joined the U.S. Attorneys Office in Chicago where he litigated both civil and criminal cases. While working in private practice, she also served on the Illinois State Police Merit Board, which evaluates, promotes and disciplines state police officers. xb```f``bc`d`z 6GNF\G9w_5TZ[4k#s 5m9AS>Rf!9r4YW^ b } W^ >g0 hBH$ endstream endobj 119 0 obj<> endobj 120 0 obj<>/Encoding<>>>>> endobj 121 0 obj<>/ProcSet[/PDF/ImageB]>>/Type/Page>> endobj 122 0 obj<>stream Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, Chair 0000038571 00000 n I hope to continue teaching yoga on the weekends and serving on various community boards, as time and ethical rules allow, Maldonado wrote in her Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.

US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, US District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, US District Court for the Central District of Illinois, US District Court for the District of Illinois (1819-1855), US District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois (1905-1978). Finally, federal courts hold jurisdiction over cases in which the federal government is a party. Magistrate Judge Maria Valdez, before being appointed to the Northern District bench, was the Chicago Regional Counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF). One noteworthy aspect of Maldonados nomination is that it revealed that she has a side hustle as a yoga instructor. 0000004368 00000 n 4E&[uoGvM"Pm%OO4-bcfxiQATZA+:.| YtG#xdpx++P-"\GtHD,hGc=2T&(`4N+.xL'AP+ a* _w@ A:4FF}aH>GE>b.*.78;3h^A3yx(yvxx`A/AN6)5AP $>(E J|yG3q7Cf". Since 2005, Maria Valdez, a former counsel for the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund, has served as a federal magistrate judge in the Northern District of Illinois, but that role is not Senate-confirmed nor does it carry with it life tenure. trailer <<9B953754D3F04894AEC42CB991CC3C67>]/Prev 298386/XRefStm 1750>> startxref 0 %%EOF 496 0 obj <>stream She is deeply involved in her community, including serving on the boards of directors of the Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Apna Ghar (Our House), a non-profit organization that works to end gender violence. 0000007684 00000 n Px-3:*o,.|(t*["{ISPH T|W&3L.AC6eG"ehfr33lqxO"=M DyF|"Fvn-HLz3hmi[nLu[Yni{_Ccz/}oP4Z?!XUp7u5!m_h$Lkm%b6mP"}f{m^O&E;Uzm'{ak' `i_ll\&**- UbrB mG6agH,PFB+VE21di\&}Qy d|290.#4!Dy3.[ Hon. 0000219121 00000 n She previously served as an associate and a paralegal at the firm. American Conference Institute has not authorized the use or sale of its list by any outside organization. 0000038099 00000 n He then served as a judicial clerk for the U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle of the Northern District of Illinois. In 2001, the U.S. From 2018 to the present, Maldonado has taught at the Heaven Meets Earth yoga studio in Evanston.

The federal district courts are the trial courts in the federal court system. She graduated from Harvard Law School after earning her undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis. 0000030478 00000 n 0000000764 00000 n She started as a paralegal at the firm while in law school, becoming a partner in 2010. In 2021, she was tapped by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul to serve as a Special Assistant Attorney General investigating consumer fraud. In an age of misinformation, why are there so few librarians at Chicago Public Schools? The case was ultimately resolved and resulted in significant reforms to the tax assessments in this community. When she is sworn-in, Maldonado becomes the first Hispanic woman confirmed by the Senate to serve in the Northern District, which, since created some 200 years ago, has been dominated by white male judges. 0000033050 00000 n FOOTNOTE: There is another Hispanic female judge sitting on the federal bench in Chicago but not in a Senate confirmed or Article III position. There are two main situations in which a federal court holds jurisdiction over a case. Edmond E. Chang has servedon the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois since January 2011. The two senators then forwarded their recommendation to the White House with Biden formally nominating Maldonado to the seat in April. Maldonado was nominated to be a judge after submitting an application in October to a judicial screening committee established by Sens. (U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee / Chicago Tribune). Since 1996, Judge Chang has taught Civil Rights Litigation as an Adjunct Professor of Law at Northwestern University School of Law. She becomes the 55th federal district court judge appointed by Biden since he took office. In Bolingbrook, Granholm and Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., will tour Hyzon, which makes zero-emission, hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles. Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Liability for Economic Harm, Restatement of the Law Third, Torts: Concluding Provisions, 4025 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, Copyright 2022 The American Law Institute, 2022 UCI Law Supreme Court Term in Review, Stanley S. Surrey The Greatest U.S. Tax Scholar?.

Museum Hours: Monday Friday 8:30am 5:30pm. Judges on these courts must be nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Ms. Maldonado has dedicated her career to advancing equal justice for all. 0000058836 00000 n Via email on Wednesday, Maldonado declined to comment on her Senate confirmation. Federal courts also hold jurisdiction over cases in certain distinctive areas that are controlled by federal law. Her law practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in employment, civil rights and fraud cases. T>D. 3D&a9p;``i`@ ,@A|\,Kw%f QB He serves on the board of KABA and the Federal Bar Association. If you would like to discuss this matter further, please contact Lena Zwarensteyn, Senior Director of the Fair Courts Program, at (202) 466-3311. The Article III is a reference to Article III of the Constitution which governs federal judges nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate to spots on the Supreme Court, appellate and district courts. Throughout her career, Ms. Maldonado has pursued equal justice and would bring much-needed professional experience to the bench. A graduate of Harvard College and Columbia Law School, Ms. Maldonado clerked for Judge Rubn Castillo of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. So far, the Senate has confirmed 72 judicial nominees, and Biden is not letting up on his bid to fill empty seats on the federal courts. The Senate also voted 58-36 Tuesday to confirm Nina Nin-Yuen Wang as a U.S. district judge for the District of Colorado. Also, since 2008, Judge Chang has served on the Seventh Circuit Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, and now chairs one of its four subcommittees. Hon. He is the author of the Civil Rights chapter in the American Bar Association Section of Litigations treatise on Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts.Before joining the bench, Judge Chang served on the board of the Chicago Council of Lawyers, a public-interest bar association. 0000013390 00000 n Before joining the judiciary, Judge Chang was an Assistant United States Attorney in Chicago. 0000058445 00000 n The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Nancy L. Maldonado was confirmed by a vote of 53-45 to a vacancy at the Northern District of Illinois. Maldonado began her career as a law clerk for now-retired U.S. District Judge Rubn Castillo, who was the first Hispanic person to serve as a federal judge in the Northern District of Illinois. She is the first Hispanic woman to join the U.S. District Court for the Northern District in Illinois. She also secured an important settlement for seasonal farmworkers by bringing a class action case challenging unfair labor practices in violation of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. He earned with honors a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor. Nancy L. Maldonado speaks in a video at her a video of her U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The Northern District of Illinois Court History Museum is located in Room 2144A of the Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse, at 219 South Dearborn Street in Chicago, Illinois. 442 0 obj <> endobj xref 442 55 0000000016 00000 n Federal question jurisdiction arises when a case involves the U.S. Constitution or federal laws, such as the statutes in the U.S. Code. 0000004256 00000 n Receive exclusive discounts, offers and agenda updates directly to your inbox. Click on the video below to learn more about the Court History Museum. Maldonado is also a former board member of La Casa Norte in Chicago. On behalf of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, a coalition of more than 230 national organizations committed to promoting and protecting the civil and human rights of all persons in the United States, we write to express our strong support for the confirmation of Nancy Maldonado to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. 0000025206 00000 n THE HONORABLE YOUNG B. KIM is a U.S. Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will not then work. The newest Northern District of Illinois judge was one of two candidates whom lawmakers voted on Tuesday. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Chicago attorney Nancy Maldonado to be a federal judge. In 2018, Judge Chang began service on the Criminal Law Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Lee has been awaiting a Senate floor vote on his elevation to the 7th Circuit since June 9. ~W endstream endobj 123 0 obj<>/Height 1648/Type/XObject>>stream Jesselyn McCurdy Maldonado graduated Harvard University in 1997 and received her J.D. If confirmed, she would be the first Latina woman to ever serve as an Article III judge in the state of Illinois. Jeffrey Cole Equal Employment Opportunity Commission appointed Judge Kim to serve as an Administrative Judge. 0000000436 00000 n At a May Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Durbin praised Maldonados qualifications and experience, including when her expertise has been sought for special situations by Cook Countys states attorneys office and the Illinois Attorney Generals office. 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She will replace Judge Matthew Kennelly, who in October took senior status, or a form of semi-retirement involving a reduced caseload. The information does not usually directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience. Senate confirms Nancy Maldonado: To be first Hispanic woman federal district court judge in Illinois, 6 takeaways from Jan. 6 hearing: Kinzinger said Trump did not fail to act he chose not to act, The time to take monkeypox outbreak seriously is now, It makes no sense that law enforcement organizations refuse to support gun safety laws, A dangerous volcano can teach us something about national solidarity, Pullman Company Maids exhibit captures Black womens work experience during Jim Crow, Georgia man traveled to Chicago and fatally shot ex-wife at Streeterville condo, then killed himself as cops arrived: police, Start your engines: Lightfoot gives NASCAR green flag for three years of races through streets of Chicago, Eddie Olczyk owns decision to leave Blackhawks, but he didnt arrive at it alone. Maldonado was born in Skokie in 1975 and lives in Wilmette. Speaker and conference presentations, as well as video interviews and features are hosted on our Vimeo page. Last week, Biden announced 18 nominees to the federal bench over a three-day span, putting an emphasis on continuing the speed of judicial confirmations. hbbf`b``3 1 E] endstream endobj 443 0 obj <>/Metadata 28 0 R/PageLabels 24 0 R/Pages 27 0 R/StructTreeRoot 30 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 444 0 obj <>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 589.464 783.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 445 0 obj <> endobj 446 0 obj <> endobj 447 0 obj <> endobj 448 0 obj <> endobj 449 0 obj <> endobj 450 0 obj <> endobj 451 0 obj <> endobj 452 0 obj <>stream 0000003698 00000 n Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. 0000026292 00000 n CivilRights.org is the joint website of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights & The Leadership Conference Education Fund. The American Law Institute is the leading independent organization in the United States producing scholarly work to clarify, modernize, and otherwise improve the law. Arizona GOP candidates take on voting machines they call exploitable, Lpez Obrador defends energy policy, accuses US companies of trying to loot Mexico. In June, the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Maldonados nomination to the Senate floor on a 13-9 vote. During his seven years as a federal prosecutor, Judge Kim focused on investigating and prosecuting healthcare fraud cases. Executive Vice President of Government Affairs. He presides over both civil and criminal matters. It marks yet another proud accomplishment, and our efforts to build a judiciary that really reflects America, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said on the Senate floor Tuesday. WASHINGTON The Senate on Tuesday in a history making vote confirmed Chicago attorney Nancy Maldonado to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois. 0000024399 00000 n

William J. Kresse Her mother was a registered nurse. Instead, federal magistrate judges, who oversee preliminary appearances by criminal defendants and handle other administrative duties, are chosen for their jobs by Senate-confirmed federal district court judges. 0000005628 00000 n Another suburban nominee to the federal bench in Chicago is awaiting a Senate vote. 0000217815 00000 n

All rights reserved. 0000002101 00000 n %PDF-1.4 % Early on in her career, Wang was an associate with the international business law firm of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson and a law clerk for a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. More than 2 million adults in Illinois identify as Hispanic or Latino, yet there have only been five Latino district court judges to ever serve in the states history. Additionally, Ms. Maldonado vigorously defended the rights of Cook County residents, challenging a racially discriminatory tax assessment plan that intentionally over-assessed houses in low income neighborhoods, thereby requiring the residents to pay significantly higher property taxes. Before he retired, Castillo served as chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois the first Hispanic to hold this position in the district. The museum is free of charge and open to the public. Reasonably Speaking, our podcast, features discussions with ALI members and project participants on current U.S. law topics of interest. The man was driving in the 2900 block of West Lexington Thursday night when someone shot at his car from a silver Nissan Maxima, Chicago police said. He also received the Distinguished Alumni Award from the Public Interest Law Initiative, a nonprofit group that promotes pro bono and public interest legal service. Join us for a lively discussion of this important school desegregation case with the lead attorneys for both sides and Judge P. Michael Mahoney who presided over the remedial phase of litigation. John Z. Lee of Barrington, who currently is a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District, has been nominated by Biden to be a judge on the 7th U.S. 118 0 obj <> endobj xref 118 7 0000000016 00000 n Most of her legal work, Maldonado said in her Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, has been in federal courts with 99% of her work involving civil proceedings. Since 2010, she has been a partner at the Chicago law firm of Miner, Barnhill & Galland, which she joined in 2003. He was also a co-founder in 2000 of the monthly Pro Bono Legal Clinic run by KABA and the Korean American Community Services where he served as a clinic volunteer for nine years. 0000001750 00000 n WASHINGTON (CN) The Senate gave its seal of approval Tuesday to two federal court judges, including one appointee who will be the first Hispanic woman to ever serve as a federal judge in Illinois. 0000011925 00000 n In 2021, Maldonado was appointed by the Illinois attorney general to serve as a special assistant attorney general investigating consumer fraud. When this happens, a plaintiff can choose the court system that they prefer. Our project website, The ALI Adviser, features posts related to legal topics related to our projects. A graduate of Harvard University and of Columbia Universitys law school, Maldonado, who was born in Skokie and lived in the village until 2015, will be the first judge whom President Joe Biden has appointed to the Northern District. 0000060236 00000 n Subscribe to Justia's Free Newsletters featuring summaries of federal and state court opinions. 0000001396 00000 n However, a defendant may ask to remove a case from state court to federal court if it could have been filed in federal court. In addition, Maldonado, 46, will be the first Hispanic woman ever to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a lifetime position as a federal judge in Illinois. Nine years later, in January 2010, the Northern District of Illinois appointed Judge Kim to the federal bench. Judge Kim was one of the founding members of the Chicago Chapter of the Korean American Bar Association in 1993. Biden has also been seeking nominees with difference life experiences such as defense lawyers, or public defenders, or in the case of Maldonado, a lawyer with a civil not criminal practice. 0000003015 00000 n She also teaches yoga, since 2019, at the Claretian Missionaries Service Corporation in the Loop. SUPPORT THE CONFIRMATION OF NANCY MALDONADO When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Our Annual Reports and quarterly newsletter, The ALI Reporter, can be found here as well. 0000000682 00000 n The Northern District contains 22 judges, the Central District contains four judges, and the Southern District contains four judges. Each district court contains a special bankruptcy court that oversees bankruptcy proceedings. 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Anyone claiming to have our list is not legitimate. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Judge Kim regularly participates in lectures and training sessions for various bar associations, government agencies, law school groups and community organizations and also serves as a mentor to many law students. During his tenure as Chief of Appeals, Judge Chang also was selected to serve on the Appellate Chiefs Working Group of the Department of Justice, as well as the Seventh Circuit Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, on which he still serves., From 1997 to 1999, Judge Chang practiced employment law at Sidley Austin.

He also has appointed 17 appeals court judges and one Supreme Court justice, Ketanji Brown Jackson. 0000023065 00000 n 0000005021 00000 n Public trust in the judiciary is bolstered when our courts reflect the rich diversity of our country. Judge Kim has been honored with many professional awards including the Cook County States Attorneys Community Service Award in 2009, the Chicago Bar Associations Distinguished Public Service Award in 2007 and the National Asian Pacific American Bar Associations Best Lawyers Under 40 award in 2004. Im just amazed when I look at your background and find you clerking on the Northern District Court for two years and the many years in private practice, but then how many times youve been called to serve in a special capacity, Durbin said. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. 0000058192 00000 n Jacqueline P. Cox 0000003497 00000 n Sometimes both state and federal courts may have jurisdiction. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in May, she discussed her upbringing as the daughter of a father who first had worked in Utahs copper mines before settling in Chicago and forming a food business. Maldonado told the committee, I hope to continue teaching yoga on the weekends and serving on various community boards, as time and ethical rules allow., She also taught weekly religious education classes to first graders at her church and on occasion still serve[s] as a substitute teacher. Maldonado is a member, she said, of the Saint Nicholas parish, with a large Spanish-speaking membership, and I enjoyed working with both English-and-Spanish-speaking parents in their childrens religious education and in creating inclusive lesson plans.. Thank you for your consideration. H*T0343P0 BsKC=039WAX%_! In her Senate Judiciary Committee questionnaire, Maldonado noted that she has taught yoga at the Heaven Meets Earth yoga studio in northwest Evanston since 2018, and that she also teaches yoga at the Claretian Missionaries Service Corporation in the Loop. The Court Historical Association undertakes and sponsors projects and events designed to preserve and enhance the historical, artistic, and architectural character of the District Courts functions and buildings. Her experience and exceptional career in employment law would be a tremendous asset to the Northern District of Illinois. 0000175896 00000 n The worker was at the service window of the restaurant in the 3800 block of West Harrison Street early Friday when he was shot in the face, police said. The extensive questionnaire Maldonado filed with the Senate Judiciary Committee reveals that the Northern District is adding an active yoga instructor to the bench.