Martha Maria Pacold
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1979.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 21, 2019
- Senate vote
- 87 to 3
- Confirmed
- Jul 31, 2019
- Commissioned
- Aug 16, 2019
Education
- B.A., Indiana University, 1999
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 2002
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. A. Raymond Randolph, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 2002-2003
- Law clerk, Hon. Jay S. Bybee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005
- Counsel to the attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2005-2006
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia, 2006-2007
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2007-2017
- U.S. Department of the Treasury, 2017-2019
- executive secretary, 2017
- deputy general counsel, 2017-2019
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, June 11, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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