Sunil Ramesh Harjani
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1974.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Feb 1, 2024
- Senate vote
- 53 to 46
- Confirmed
- Mar 12, 2024
- Commissioned
- Mar 20, 2024
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2019-2024
Education
- B.A., Northwestern University, 1997
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 2000
Career
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2000-2001, 2002-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. Suzanne B. Conlon, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, 2001-2002
- Enforcement Division, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Chicago, Illinois, 2004-2008
- staff attorney, 2004-2005
- senior counsel, 2005-2008
- Adjunct professor, University of Illinois Chicago Law School, 2007
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2008-2019
- General Crimes Section, 2008-2009
- Financial Fraud Section, 2009-2014
- Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2014-2019
- deputy chief, Securities and Commodities Fraud Section, 2018-2019
- Adjunct professor, Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, 2008-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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