Lindsay Clayton Jenkins
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1977.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 59 to 40
- Confirmed
- Feb 14, 2023
- Commissioned
- Feb 24, 2023
Education
- B.S., Miami University, Ohio, 1998
- J.D., Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2002
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Solomon Oliver, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2002-2004
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 2004-2006
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2006-2021
- Deputy chief, General Crimes, 2011
- Deputy chief, Narcotics and Gangs, 2011-2013
- Deputy chief, Violent Crimes, 2013-2015
- Deputy chief, Public Corruption and Organized Crime, 2015-2016
- Chief, General Crimes, 2016-2018
- Chief, Violent Crimes, 2018-2019
- Chief, Criminal Division, 2019-2021
- Adjunct professor, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 2016-
- Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2019-
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2021-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, September 19, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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