John Robert Blakey
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1965.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Aug 5, 2014
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 16, 2014
- Commissioned
- Dec 19, 2014
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2025-present
Education
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1988
- C.F.A., London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, 1989
- J.D., Notre Dame Law School, 1992
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. William J. Zloch, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, 1992-1994
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1995-1996
- Assistant state's attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1996-2000
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Florida, 2000-2004
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2004-2009
- Chief, Special Prosecutions Bureau, Cook County [Illinois] State's Attorney's Office, 2009-2014
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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