John Fitzgerald Kness
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Born 1969.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jun 24, 2019
- Senate vote
- 81 to 12
- Confirmed
- Feb 12, 2020
- Commissioned
- Feb 18, 2020
Education
- B.A., Northwestern University, 1991
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), 2003
Career
- Patrol officer, Oak Park, Illinois, 1998-2000
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 2003-2004, 2005-2009
- Law clerk, Hon. William H. Pryor, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 2004-2005
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 2009-2016
- General counsel, College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois,2016-2020
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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