Manish Suresh Shah
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1972.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 6, 2014
- Senate vote
- 95 to 0
- Confirmed
- Apr 30, 2014
- Commissioned
- May 1, 2014
Education
- B.A., Stanford University, 1994
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1998
Career
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1998-1999
- Law clerk, Hon. James B. Zagel, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1999-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2014
- deputy chief, general crimes, 2007-2008
- deputy chief, financial crimes & special prosecutions, 2008-2011
- chief, criminal appeals, 2011-2012
- chief, criminal division, 2012-2014
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, September 19, 2013; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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